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One jailed, one remanded on gun, ganja charges

Jan 20, 2010 News

Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday jailed Imran Khan for five years along with a fine of $55,000 while she remanded Razack Alli. The duo appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer joint charges of cultivating a prohibited plant and possession of a firearm. Alli was also separately charged with possession of ammunition.
It is alleged that on January 15 at Corentyne, Berbice, the two men cultivated a prohibited plant, cannabis sativa. It is also alleged that on the same day they had one 16-gauge shotgun without lawful authority.
With respect to Alli it is alleged on the same day he had 16 16-gauge shotgun cartridges without being the holder of a firearm licence.
Alli who was represented by attorney at law Glenn Hanoman pleaded not guilty to his three charges, while Khan who was unrepresented pleaded guilty to his two.
Hanoman in an application for bail for his client said that Khan had confessed to the police being the unlawful owner of the firearm, ammo which he was not charged for, and the three marijuana plants found.
He added that his client (Alli) is currently in a land dispute with his neighbour and it is the said neighbour who took police from Georgetown to him.
Hanoman said that his client was held by police in excess of the 72 hours permitted by law and since then the neighbour has moved onto his land.
Police prosecutor Shellon Daniels objected to bail for Alli on the grounds that the section under which he is charged, bail is only granted on special reasons relating to the offence and not the offender.
Daniels then said that on the day in question police from the narcotics branch at Eve Leary went to Alli’s home at Corentyne, Berbice and saw Khan. She said they then conducted a search on the premises in the presence of both defendants where the firearm and ammunition were found.
She added that they then proceeded to the farm located at the same address and there, in the defendants’ presence the prohibited plants were found between some pumpkin plants.
Daniels said that they were told of the offences when Khan allegedly told the police that the items belonged to him.
Khan when invited to speak by the magistrate said that Alli left him to run the farm which he hardly ever visits. He said that everything belonged to him and added “I bought the gun from a Dutchman because I plant nuff eddoes and them wild hog only damaging them”. Khan said a friend gave him some seeds and told him to plant them and he only did as told.
The magistrate then sentenced him to three years along with a fine of $30,000 on the narcotics charge and two years along with a fine of $25,000 on the firearm charge. The sentences are to run consecutively so he is expected to spend five years in prison and pay a total fine of $55,000. She then remanded Alli and transferred the matter to the Springlands Magistrate’s Court where he is expected to appear on February 4.

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