Joel Johnson, a 21-year-old prison officer from Guyana, was sentenced to three years imprisonment after a quantity of marijuana was discovered in his bag during a mandatory search.
The incident occurred at the Mazaruni scanning area on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
According to reports, around 6:30 PM, Johnson returned to duty after being granted four days off. He was subjected to a mandatory search and surrendered a green bag which was in his possession.
The bag contained eight Irish Spring soap boxes and two Colgate toothpaste boxes, containing marijuana leaves, seeds, and stems, wrapped in transparent plastic.
Johnson was placed under arrest and escorted to the Bartica Police Station. At the station, the suspected narcotics were weighed, totaling 804 grams or 1.7 pounds.
He appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before His Worship Teriq Mohamed on Wednesday, January 15th. He plead guilty and was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment with a fine of $30,000.
