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Tristan Frank was yesterday jailed for three years after he admitted to trafficking 18 grams of cannabis, when he made an appearance before City Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.JAILED: Tristan FrankFrank, a 23-year-old deliveryman of Lot 2 TT North Sophia, confessed that on November 16, at Georgetown, he had the drug in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.In addition to the jail term, Frank was ordered to pay a fine of $30,000.Police Prosecutor, Corporal Kerry Bostwick, told the court that on the day in question, the police were on patrol in North Sophia when they saw Frank acting in a suspicious manner. Bostwick said that the police stopped the man and conducted a search of his person.The Prosecutor added that the police found a quantity of transparent ziplock bags in Frank’s right pants front pocket. In the bags were a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.The convict was told of the offence,China Jerseys Free Shipping, arrested and charged.When asked by the Magistrate if he had anything to say before sentencing, Frank told the court that he does not sell the marijuana, but smokes it. He said that it was his first time in court and that he works with a water company.After the Magistrate passed her decision, Frank was heard exclaiming, “Three years for three joint”.Meanwhile, in another case, a North Sophia resident was remanded to prison by the said Magistrate after denying that he attempted to traffic 21 grammes of cannabis.Christopher Davis, 29, also of Lot 2 TT North Sophia pleaded not guilty to being in possession of the drug on November 16, last.Davis was arrested minutes after the police apprehended Tristan Frank. A search was carried out on the premises in the presence of Davis. And the narcotic was reportedly found in a chair.Police Prosecutor, Kerry Bostwick explained that the defendant owned the drug. He also objected to Davis being granted pre trial liberty on the ground that no special reasons were put forward to satisfy the court.He pointed out that the defendant has no fixed placed of abode. The Prosecutor explained to the Magistrate that Davis has provided the police with conflicting addresses.Bostwick said that at the time of the defendant’s arrest, he told the police that he was residing at Lot 7 Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.When given a chance to address the court, Davis claimed that there were four other persons in the home at the time of the search. He alleged that he admitted to owning a “joint” he was smoking but not the narcotics that was found in the chair.Magistrate Latchman remanded the defendant to prison until December 3. |
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