NASSAU-A $500 drug deal cost a prison officer his job and his freedom.
Delroy Barr, 23, of Fox Hill Road, was a serving officer when he brought marijuana into the maximum security block at The Bahamas Department of Corrections on June 22.
Upon arrest, Barr told officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit that a man paid him $500 to deliver under three ounces of marijuana to an unidentified inmate.
Police found the drugs hidden inside an electrical fixture box in maximum security.
Officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit found another ounce of marijuana when they searched the centre console of Barr’s car.
When they executed a search warrant on his home, officers found 9 ¾ ounces of marijuana in a bag in his linen closet.
The officers found $401 in Barr’s wallet, which they seized as the proceeds of crime.
He pleaded guilty to three separate drug charges when he appeared in court.
In sentencing Barr to 15 months, Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes said the punishment would deter like-minded individuals.
He said, “I cannot overlook the fact that you are a law enforcement officer and you have certain responsibilities in regard to that.”
The magistrate said Barr decided to engage in drug trafficking despite his responsibility to uphold the law.
Magistrate Forbes also ordered the $401 forfeited to the Crown.
Barr had worked as a prison for three years.
