By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
AN elderly man was sentenced to 22 months in prison after admitting to having $4,000 worth of marijuana.
Magistrate Algernon Allen Jr charged Granville Edgecombe, 63, with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Edgecombe was arrested in New Providence on August 14 after he was found with 4.4lb of Indian Hemp.
Following his guilty plea, the defendant was sentenced to 22 months at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services. He was informed of his right to appeal sentencing within seven days.
Another man was placed on a conditional discharge after admitting to growing two marijuana plants.
Magistrate Shaka Serville charged Earl Smith Jr , 38, with cultivating dangerous drugs and possessing dangerous drugs.
Smith Jr was arrested after he was found cultivating and in possession of two marijuana plants that both measured two feet tall on August 12 in New Providence.
After pleading guilty to the offence, the defendant was granted a conditional discharge. Smith is expected to make a $1,500 donation to a local charity and be of good behaviour for one year.
Should the defendant default in these conditions, he would face a $2,500 fine and one year in prison.
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