A ST. IGNATIUS village labourer will spend the next three years of his life in prison after he was jailed on Tuesday for possession of narcotics.Velbert Peters pleaded guilty to the charge before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and was also fined $142,000. He admitted that on July 17, at St. Ignatius Village, Central Rupununi, he had in his possession 110 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
The prosecution stated that on the day in question at about 01:00h police on mobile patrol in the area saw the defendant emerging from the bushes on a pedal cycle with a haversack tied to it.
Peters was stopped and searched during which the police officers found leaves, seeds and stems which were identified as cannabis in the defendant’s haversack. He was told of the offense and under caution the accused told ranks that he was carrying a parcel for his friend.
When asked by Magistrate McLennan why he was in possession of the drugs, the defendant explained that he was given the weed as payment by a man who did not have money to give him.
