A FATHER of two was Tuesday sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and fined $30,000 by Magistrate Judy Latchman on a drug-trafficking charge.Lloyd Sadloo of Quamina Street, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara was convicted on the charge, which read that on October 20, 2015 at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, he had 1.452 kilogrammes of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Howard Rambarose of Second Street, Meadow Bank, was also charged jointly with Sadloo, but the matter was dismissed against him earlier in trial.

At Tuesday’s decision the 35-year-old begged the magistrate to defer his sentence, since he wanted to be out to enjoy Guyana’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

“Madam, meh isn’t feeling good, I is suffer from two type of malaria,” Sadloo told the court, as he offered to supply medical certificates from doctors.

According to reports on October 20, 2015 about 13:00hrs the police intercepted a Toyota Allion motorcar, PSS 9566 in the vicinity of Eccles, EBD during a high-speed chase.

Sadloo was found with several black bulky plastic bags between his feet in the passenger seat and told the officers, “Is three pounds of weed I just buy.”

After being questioned Sadloo, Rambarose and the driver of the car were arrested.

Magistrate Latchman, in her ruling said that she had considered the mitigating factors in Sadloo’s favor, as well as the quantity and street value of the drug. The magistrate also considered the seriousness and prevalence of drug-trafficking in the society.

The court, she said, needed to act, so as to deter others from contemplating being a part of the drug trade.

Sadloo has been in and out of court since 2008. Just recently, he was charged with three counts of robbery and refusing to cooperate with the police.