A man who hid ganja in a piece of jerk chicken he took to a prisoner was charged by police.

Junior Walker, 23, a labourer from Spanish Town, St Catherine, pleaded guilty to ganja possession in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

Before handing down her sentence Resident Magistrate Marcia Dunbar-Green told him that his action has grave implications to the security of prisoners.

"How could you take drugs to the police station, under the pretence that you are carrying food? You will have to get a custodial sentence," Dunbar-Green said.

Walker was fined $400 or 10 days for possession of ganja and sentenced to serve a 30-day prison sentence.

The court was told that about noon on Sunday, June 27, Walker was allowed to visit a prisoner at the Spanish Town lock-up.

Walker had a piece of jerk chicken wrapped in foil paper, which was checked by the police. During the check, the police discovered that ganja weighing about four ounces was hidden in the chicken.