THREE acres of cannabis cultivation, two camps, a quantity of dried cannabis, along with dry ration and utensils were found at Ituni Road, Upper Demerara, last Saturday during an eradication exercise by police ranks stationed in ‘E’ Division.

Imtiaz “Sancho” Shaheed, 41, of La Grange, West Bank Demerara who according to reports was found tending to the illegal plants, was arrested and charged with cultivating a prohibited plant.

Police, after obtaining samples as exhibits and taking photographs, set fire to the area.

Shaheed who appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Linden Magistrate’s Court on Monday, pleaded guilty.
He was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and fined $30,000.