Latest update November 28th, 2024 3:00 AM
Latest News
- $99B spent on Wales Gas plants to date, 58% of works completed – Prime Minister tells Parliament
- National Assembly clears $456M in Contingency Fund advances
- Hell and high water: Gaza waits for a ceasefire of its own
- Fire Service issues stern warning against maliciously set fires
- Miner stabbed to death during argument at ‘Honey Camp’
Taxi driver sentenced to three years for possession of narcotics
Kaieteur News – A 27-year-old taxi driver from Heathburn Village, East Bank Berbice (EBB) was sentenced on Monday to three years in prison for Possession of Narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Hardat Chan
The taxi driver, Hardat Chan was apprehended on Sunday and subsequently charged.
The narcotics found in Chan’s possession amounted to 235 grams when weighed.
Chan appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court before Her Worship Magistrate Tuanna Hardy, where the charge was read to him. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was sentenced.
- guilty, Magistrate Tuanna Hardy, New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court, possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, taxi driver
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
The illusion of compliance
…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- A company can meet the letter of the law. It can tick every box, hit every target. Yet,... more
Rising Gun Crimes in the Caribbean: Urgent Action required by all
By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News – There is an alarming surge in gun-related violence, particularly among younger... more
Weekend Cartoon
