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Army officer fined for ganja possession
Samuel Archer, 35, of the Guyana Defence Force pleaded guilty yesterday to the charge of possession of narcotics, before Magistrate Allan Wilson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ court.
Prosecutor Kerry Bostwick told the court that on April 14, about 1:00 hours, police on duty at the National Park which hosted the “Boom Concert,” saw the defendant acting in a suspicious manner. As a result, a search on the suspect was conducted and a plastic bag containing leaves, seeds and stems was discovered in his right side pants pocket.
He was consequently arrested and taken to the Alberttown Police Station, where the narcotic, which was suspected to be cannabis, was weighed in his presence. The contents of the plastic bag amounted to six grams and the defendant was charged for the said offense.
Attorney at Law, Dexter Todd, rose to Archer’s defense and begged the court for mercy. The lawyer explained that even though his client is an excellent worker within the force he was misguided at the time and was caught up by the “one try” experience. He was unfortunately caught.
Magistrate Allan Wilson explained to the defendant that six grams of cannabis is over the fence of community service but was spared a jail term and granted 12 months of community service and instructed to pay a fine of $10,000.
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