Sisters Village man jailed four years over 55 kg of cannabis
Latchman Sankar, 39, was sentenced to four years in prison and fined G$49.6 million on 18 January 2024 after admitting possession of more than 55 kg of cannabis. CANU officers had arrested him with Sanya Ramrattan three days earlier at Hubu Parika, seizing 102 parcels valued at about G$20 million.
🇬🇾 Block 1 Unity, Hubu Parika, East Bank Essequibo · Guyana
Ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) arrested two people on 15
January 2024 after finding 55.2 kg of cannabis at Block 1 Unity, Hubu Parika
on the East Bank of Essequibo.[1]The discovery of several large bags
containing brick-like parcels was made during an operation at the location.[1][2]
Those held were Latchman Sankar, known as Jack, 39, and Sanya Ramrattan, known
as Shena, 36, of Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara.[1][2]Officers escorted
both to CANU headquarters with the narcotic, which tested positive for
cannabis and amounted to 102 parcels with a street value of about G$20
million.[1][2]Ramrattan was later released without being charged.[2]
Three days later Sankar appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court before
Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul and admitted having more than 55 kg of
cannabis in his possession.[2]He was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment
and fined $49.6 million.[2]
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Latchman Sankar and Sanya Ramrattan in the custody of CANU after the arrest.Photo details
Timothy Mc Garrell, 24, pleaded guilty at the Vigilance Magistrate's Court on 18 February 2026 to introducing cannabis into the Lusignan Prison hidden under his slipper soles. Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce sentenced him to three years in prison and fined him $30,000.
Nishart Samsundar, 20, was jailed for four years and fined G$1,778,400 on 31 January 2024 after pleading guilty to trafficking and cultivation following a CANU raid on a cannabis farm at Hauraruni Village.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 5,200Cannabis 1.976 kgPrison 4 years
Guyana police arrested three Venezuelans at Arakaka on 20 October 2023 after finding three pistols, ammunition, 64.7 grams of marijuana and cocaine in a house search. One man pleaded guilty and was jailed for three years for marijuana trafficking plus further terms for cocaine and weapons, while the other two denied the charges.
Two Parika labourers were charged at the Leonora Magistrate Court over separate cannabis finds of 49 grammes and 53 grammes by the Leonora Police Station in August 2023. One pleaded not guilty and was bailed at $150,000; the other pleaded guilty and was fined $30,000 and jailed three months.
