THIRTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD, Sherwin Edward Clarke was yesterday, April 10, 2019, sentenced to three years imprisonment and fined $1.7M by Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for having narcotics in his possession.

The accused had first appeared before the Magistrate on February 14, 2019, after he was found by police ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) with a substantial quantity of cannabis in his vehicle.

In court on Wednesday, Clarke was found guilty of the charge which read that on February 11, 2019, at Fire Side Grill, Garnett Street, Newtown, Kitty, he had in his possession 3.86 kilogrammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.

The accused is known to be a resident of Canje, Berbice, and usually transports passengers back and forth. The court heard that Clarke had earlier decided to change his not-guilty plea and plead guilty. However he wanted to change back his plea, but it was too late.
The magistrate told the court that the prosecution proved that Clarke had an input as it related to possession of the narcotic on the said day. The accused was very distraught, as he felt the sentence was an injustice to him and his family.