Man convicted of drug possession
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A Browne Hill resident has six months to pay a $10,000 fine, which was handed down to him after he was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance with intent to supply. Errol Tyson appeared before the District “C” Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday to answer to his charge and pleaded guilty. The circumstances leading up to his arrest are that on Monday night, a raid was conducted at the dwelling place of Samuel Williams and Tyson at Browne Hill where a large quantity of vegetable material, suspected to be cannabis, was found. As a result, Samuel Williams, Tyson, Gerard Williams, and Junior Chiverton were arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to supply. All accused parties appeared before the court on Tuesday. Tyson, however, was the only one who entered a guilty plea. Subsequently, Tyson was convicted and fined $10,000 to be paid in six months. Failure to do so, would result in him having to serve 18 months in prison. The cases against the other defendants were dismissed as the prosecution offered no evidence. Meanwhile, Dwight Richards of Stoney Grove appeared before the court on a charge of possession of controlled drugs and was found guilty and fined $1000 to be paid in six months and in default one month in prison. The offence was committed on last Friday. The presiding magistrate was Her Worship Yasmine Clarke. More : sunstkitts.com |