Magistrate Bernard Pac-quette today Monday slapped EC$50,000 fine each on two men who pleaded guilty to a charge of supply of cocaine after police seized 66,000 grams of the illegal drug with a street value of EC$1.7 million last week.
Les-tron Henderson, 22, and Tevin Mark, 20, of Grand Bay, south of Roseau, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply the cocaine, but three others – Micah Leslie Williams, Marley Albert, and Sherwin Brown – pleaded not guilty and will re-appear in court on September 3.
The court was told that 59 sealed packages of the drug were found in a vehicle after the police questioned the occupants on June 3.
“That’s a very serious offense and to push that amount of cocaine in our society is serious,” Magistrate Pacquette stated.
“These are young people trying to hurt other young people. You have to know, when you are engaged in such activities you have to put your catch money aside for when the police catches you. That is serious and I have to send a message,” he added.
He told the two accused that they had to pay EC$10,000 immediately or serve six months in jail.
In addition, the remainder of the fine must be paid in EC$10,000 increments every six months and in default of any payment the men will serve six months in jail.
