PRESS RELEASE - On Wednesday, January 28, 2015, Cletus Emmanuel was admitted to the Bordelais Correctional facility for the offence of Possession of controlled drugs.
On Monday January 26, 2015, he was convicted before the Second District Court at Dennery for the offence and was sentenced to be imprisoned with hard labour for a term of 12 months.
Cletus Emmanuel, a resident of Green Mountain, Dennery was on January 01, 2015 intercepted at the outer perimeter of the Bordelais Correctional Facility by members of the Special Operations Response team.
It was suspected that he was attempting to smuggle the items into the Facility.He was apprehended and had in his possession four (04) cellular phones, two (02) hacksaw blades, three (03) cellular phone chargers, four (04) lighters, one (01) cell phone battery, one (01) packet cigarette paper (rizzla) and a quantity of green plant material appearing to be cannabis.
He was escorted to the Dennery Police station and was charged for the offence of Possession of Cannabis and Possession with intent to supply to another.
Emmanuel appeared before the Second District Court on January 05, 2015 where he received bail of five hundred dollars ($500.00) cash or suitable surety on the charge of Possession of Cannabis and seven hundred and fifty dollars (750.00) cash or suitable surety on the charge of Possession with the intent to supply to another.
On January 26, 2015, Emmanuel returned to court where he pleaded guilty on the charge of Possession of Cannabis. However, the charge of Possession with intent to supply was withdrawn by the prosecution.
Mr. Emmanuel has been convicted previously and incarcerated on one count of Carnal Knowledge, fourteen counts of stealing and five counts of forfeiture of bail.