Timothy Mc Garrell, a 24-year-old labourer of Timehri Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara (EBD), has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and fined $30,000 after admitting to introducing narcotics into the Lusignan Prison.
Mc Garrell was charged with introducing narcotics into prison, contrary to Section 7(1)(a)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, Chapter 10:10. The offence was committed on February 17, 2026.
He appeared on Wednesday at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce, where the charge was read to him. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and fined $30,000.
According to the Guyana Prison Service (GPS), Mc Garrell was arrested on Tuesday after prison officers at the Lusignan Prison thwarted an attempt to smuggle cannabis into the facility.
The GPS said the Timehri resident was intercepted during routine checks at the prison’s checkpoint on the East Coast of Demerara. Officers reportedly carried out a thorough search and discovered a quantity of cannabis concealed under the soles of his slippers.
