Raymond Tinnis, a 49-year-old man, appeared yesterday at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court where he was found guilty of the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer sentenced Tinnis to three years’ imprisonment, and imposed a fine of $8,820,000.
In June 2022, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers intercepted a motor car with one occupant on the Mahaica public road and a subsequent search of the vehicle revealed a parcel containing suspected cannabis in the vehicle’s trunk.
Tinnis was escorted to CANU Headquarters. The suspected narcotics, tested positive for cannabis, with a total weight of 9.8 kg and a street value of approximately $3 million.
