One day after 46-year-old Heermattie Dharamdai was arrested with 55.5 grams of cocaine at her Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice (WCB) home, she was charged and sentenced to three years of imprisonment along with a fine of $83,500.
Dharamdai appeared before Magistrate Shivani Lallram at the Weldaad Magistrate’s Court earlier today, where she was charged with the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
She pleaded guilty, after which the sentence was imposed.
On Thursday, officers attached to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), acting on information, went to Salt Water Dam Bath Settlement, WCB, where they contacted Dharamdai and Marlon Dharamdai and requested a search of the premises.
During the operation, a quantity of whitish rock-like substance suspected to be cocaine was found in a clothes basket.
They were subsequently arrested and taken to CANU Headquarters, where the substance tested positive for cocaine and weighed 55.5 grams.
Following additional investigations, charges were laid against Heermattie Dharamdai.
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