Three years after he was charged in connection with the discovery of a quantity of ganja along the Cove and John Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD), 35-year-old Claymunt Browne was on Tuesday found guilty of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Browne was on trial before Magistrate Azore at the Vigilance Magistrates’ Court for having 11.96 kilograms of cannabis in his possession. Upon being found guilty of the crime, he was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, along with a fine of $10.7 million.
Browne was arrested back in March 2023 during an operation conducted by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit along the Cove and John Public Road, ECD.
It was reported that during the operation, CANU officers intercepted and searched a motor vehicle driven by Browne, when the ganja was unearthed. He was arrested and subsequently charged.
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