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Jan 05, 2016 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News
A Surinamese national, who was held with a kilogram of cocaine strapped to his body last Saturday
at Moleson Creek, Corentyne, Berbice, was yesterday sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.
The sentence was handed down by Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court.
This was after the man, Gordon Wensley Lino, who had pleaded not guilty, changed his plea when he learnt that he could get a longer sentence.
After pleading not guilty on the grounds that he did not understand the charge that was read to him, Lino was informed by the Magistrate that he could face five years in jail if he went to trial and was convicted.
Police Prosecutor, Inspector Godfrey Playter presented the case.
The 40-year-old Lino, whose local address is listed as South Ruimveldt, Greater Georgetown, was busted around 09:00 hrs on Saturday while he was an outgoing passenger at Moleson Creek.
Kaieteur News was told that ranks requested to search the Surinamese national after observing that he was acting in a suspicious manner. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that the man had the cocaine taped around his body.
The arrest was made by Constable Mark Fraser. Investigations have so far revealed that Lino was working for a man, who travelled to neighbouring Suriname on Saturday morning via the backtrack route.
There are reports that the man left Guyana with a quantity of cocaine. Investigators determined that yesterday’s bust was a trade between Guyana, Suriname, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Aruba.
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