Three years for ganja man

Nov 25, 2015 News

City Magistrate Fabayo Azore imposed a three-year prison term on a man yesterday after he admitted to having 46 grams of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.
The man, Vibert Butts (no address given) confessed that he had the cannabis in his possession on November 23, at Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown.  Butts, who had no legal representation, had initially pleaded not guilty to the charge before the said Magistrate.
However, when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts yesterday, he told the Magistrate that he wanted to change his plea and begged for leniency.
The man explained to the Magistrate that he uses the drug for medicinal purposes. He added that he also utilizes the drug as part of his culture.
In addition, Butts promised the court that he would never do something like that again.
The convict was also ordered to pay a fine of $69,000 – three times the street value of the drug. According to information disclosed in court, Butts had also received a one-year prison term for another offence. The nature of the offence was not revealed. The prison terms will run concurrently.