Coke ‘experience’ leads to jail time

A ST JAMES man charged with possession of cocaine told Port-of-Spain Magistrate Melvin Daniel he “just wanted to experience the drug.”

Peter Mc Millan, 46, of Delhi Street, St James, was walking near his home on Thursday when he was spotted by PC Charles of the St James Task Force. He reportedly began acting suspicious. When he was searched, 1.4 grammes of cocaine and apparatus used for smoking cocaine were found in his possession. After reviewing McMillan’s criminal record, Daniel said: “I see that you’ve been charged with house breaking and praedial larceny, sir, you are branching out.” Mc Millan replied: “ I had it to smoke, but it was just for the experience.”“You will experience jail,” the magistrate said as he  sentenced him to 12 months in prison with hard labour.