27-year-old Joseph Lewis has pled guilty to the charge of Possession of a Controlled Drug Namely Cannabis.
The guilty plea by Lewis comes as a result of an incident, which occurred on Saturday July 13th, 2013 in Blue Hills, Providenciales. Tactical unit officers conducted a stop and search on a vehicle driven by Lewis and during that search, sixteen grams of suspected Cannabis was found. Lewis was subsequently arrested on suspicion of Possession of a Controlled Drug namely Cannabis and the suspected Cannabis was seized.
Later that same day, he was formally charged and released on one thousand dollars bail to appear before Resident Magistrate Jolyn Hatmin in the Magistrate’s Court Number Two.
Lewis appeared before Resident Magistrate Jolyn Hatmin earlier today (Wednesday July 24th, 2013) and pled guilty. As a result of the guilty plea entered by Lewis, he was fined three thousand dollars ($3,000.00USD) to be paid by Tuesday September 24th, 2013 or ninety days imprisonment.
The Magistrate ordered that the sixteen grams of Cannabis be destroyed.
