by Racquel Porter Published 4/23/15
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A farmer was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment and fined J$16,800, after pleading guilty to exporting a pound and a half of ganja.
Rebecca Peynado pleaded guilty to possession of ganja, dealing in ganja and taking steps to export ganja when she appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court this week.
It is alleged that on April 13, approximately 9:40 am, the 62-year-old Peynado checked in at the Norman Manley International Airport to board a flight to Curacao.
On reaching the search area, she was checked by immigration officers and escorted to the search area where 16 pellets, one cylindrical-shaped parcel and two rectangular-shaped parcels wrapped in transparent plastic were taken from between her legs.
It is reported that when the items were shown to her she said: “Offica a ganja but mi a beg you a chance. Offica beg yu a chance. Mi know you have daughter. Mi nuh know weh mi pickney dem ago do when dem come from school.”
In court Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey asked Peynado if there is any reason she should not be sent to prison. “I am sorry", she replied.“That can’t help you,” Pusey said prior to handing down the sentence.
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