Cop fined $6,000 for weed

The charge was laid by Snr Supt Zamsheed Mohammed who was a Police Sergeant at the time of the incident. The court heard that on March 18, 2008, then Sgt Mohammed who was also at the time a court prosecutor, carried out search exercise at the cell block of the courthouse and found the drugs in the officer’s possession. Defence attorney Subhas Panday, said that prior to his arrest, PC Parsons had spotted two men acting suspiciously in Princes Town. Panday said that one of the men dropped a bag containing the drugs which Parsons then took into his possession.

Panday said his client reported to work that day with the intention of reporting the matter to the Princes Town Police Station but was arrested before he could do so. Parsons was fined $6,000 or in default, will serve one year imprisonment with hard labour.