A 63-year-old Baramita mechanic was, on Monday, sentenced to 12 months in prison and fined more than $2 million after pleading guilty to two charges of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Kevin Bess, also known as “Generator Man”, of Barama Line, Baramita, North West District, was fined $1.75 million for possession of 1,180.7 grammes of cannabis and a further $326,000 for 23.1 grammes of cocaine.
The fines totalled $2,076,000.
Bess appeared via Zoom at the Port Kaituma Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Robindranauth Singh, where the two charges were read to him separately. He pleaded guilty to both.
He was sentenced to 12 months in prison on each charge, with the sentences to run concurrently.
The charges stemmed from Bess’s arrest on Saturday, August 29, 2026, during a police operation in the vicinity of Warapa, Baramita.
According to police, ranks conducting the operation searched Bess and found the narcotics in his possession.
He was subsequently charged in connection with the seizure of the cannabis and cocaine.