Man fined $5,000 over ounce of ganja hidden in dumplings
Dalton Fang pleaded guilty to possession after officers found about one ounce of ganja hidden inside dumplings he brought to the Montego Bay police lock-up. The St James Parish Court fined him $5,000, with 10 days in jail as the alternative.
🇯🇲 Montego Bay police lock-up, Montego Bay, St James · Jamaica
Dalton Fang appeared before the St James Parish Court charged with possession of
ganja.[1]He was represented by attorney-at-law Chumu Paris and entered a
guilty plea.[1]Senior Parish Judge Natiesha Fairclough-Hylton fined him
$5,000 or 10 days in jail.[1]
On September 17 at about 1:10 pm, Fang visited the Montego Bay lock-up saying he
had brought food for a person in custody.[1]Officers searched a transparent
plate containing dumplings and brown-stewed chicken.[1]Inside some of the
dumplings officers found vegetable matter resembling ganja totalling one ounce
and wrapped in a plastic bag.[1]Police described the find as six parcels of
ganja concealed inside the food.[1]When cautioned, Fang said he did not know
about the ganja.[1]
In mitigation, Paris said people showing kindness are sometimes taken advantage
of.[1]Paris said Fang’s actions were purely out of innocence.[1]
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