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Potaro gold miner gets three years over drugs

By Staff Editor Sat, October 24 2026, 2:06 AM GMT-4

A 42-year-old gold miner was yesterday sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and fined $252,000 after pleading guilty to possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Renol Jonas, of Mango Landing, Potaro, Region Eight, and 17 Miles, Rockstone Village, Region Ten, was charged on Friday, October 23, 2026, following the discovery of suspected narcotics.

He appeared virtually before Magistrate Caressa Henry at the Mahdia Magistrate’s Court, where the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking,

Jonas pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years in prison. He was also fined $252,000.

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