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A 22-year old St. Ignatius resident was on Monday jailed for 23 months, after he pleaded guilty to charges of escaping from lawful custody and drug trafficking,NFL Jerseys From China, when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.Daniel Baird,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, a labourer,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, admitted that on May 7, at the Lethem Police Station,Cheap Jerseys League, Central Rupununi,Cheap Jerseys, while being in custody pending investigations into a charge of breaking and entering and larceny, he escaped.In addition, Baird also confessed that on May 7, he had 15 grammes of cannabis (marijuana) in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.He was sentenced to five months imprisonment for escaping from the police and jailed for 18 months on the drug trafficking charge.Police Prosecutor,Cheap China Jerseys, Corporal Deniro Jones in relating the facts of the matter told the court that on the day in question, Baird was at the aforementioned place on remand for the offence.While there, a search was conducted on the man and the police found a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis in his pants pocket.The police took possession of the drug which later tested positive for cannabis. It was weighed in Baird’s presence and amounted to 15 grammes.Jones added that Baird subsequently requested to use the washroom and a Police Constable went to his assistance. The prosecutor pointed out that as the Constable opened the door Baird pushed it, causing the officer to fall.Baird then made good his escape out of the station compound.The court was told that the man swam over the Takutu River and was found later on the Brazilian shore by police on mobile patrol in the area. |
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