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Apr 02, 2010 News
A Brazilian national was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and fined $800,000 after pleading guilty to trafficking in narcotics yesterday, before Magistrate Hazel Octive Hamilton, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
Winsburg Da Silvia pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that he had in his possession 942 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking on March 22 at Tabatinga in the North West District.
Police Prosecutor Joel Ricknauth, told the court that on the day in question Da Silvia was stopped and searched by the police.
The prosecutor said that during the search the police found a box, closer inspection of the box unearthed the drugs.
He was cautioned of the offence and taken into custody.
The defendant said that he was given the box by another Brazilian national who threatened to kill him. He also said that the drugs were to be taken from Lethem to Brazil.
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