TROY Sertima, 35, of Lot 1575 Victory Valley, Wismar, Linden, was yesterday sentenced to three years imprisonment for drug trafficking.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, before whom he pleaded guilty to being in possession of four kilogrammes 102 grammes of cannabis (marijuana) for the purpose, on September 25, also fined him $10,000.

The prisoner had asked for leniency, claiming he has ten children to maintain.

But Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) Prosecutor Oswald Massiah pointed out that the convict had been previously imprisoned for a similar offence.

The Prosecutor said, on receipt of information, CANU officers visited Sertima’s home and he consented to the search which yielded a bag containing leaves, seeds and stems of the prohibited plant.

Massiah said Sertima admitted ownership of the bag and said it was delivered to him to “make a hustle.”