–for attempting to traffic ‘ganja’

IAN Fraser (no address given) appeared yesterday before Georgetown Magistrate Ann McLennan and pleaded guilty to a charge detailing that, on July 24, at the Camp Street Prison in Georgetown, he had in his possession 32 grammes of cannabis-sativa (marijuana) for the purpose of trafficking.

Police Prosecutor Dinero Jones informed the court that Ian Fraser, a prisoner, was performing duties at the Camp Street Prison on the day in question. At around 12:45 hrs, when he was to be returned to his cell, a prison warden conducted a procedural search on his person and unearthed the narcotics in his crotch. He was told of the offence, and was arrested and charged.
Asked by the Magistrate for his address, Fraser responded that his house had burnt down and he cannot recall his address.

The unrepresented Fraser had appeared before Magistrate McLennan on a previous drug trafficking charge, and had been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. On this occasion, he was fined $38,000 and was again sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. This new jail term will commence after he has finished serving the current jail term.