Launtia Cuff, Star Writer
A St Elizabeth man was fined $271,000 for ganja related charges when he appeared in the Santa Cruz Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.
The allegations are that on January 23, 2015, about 5:30 p.m., the police were conducting spot checks along the Pisgah main road in the parish, when a blue Toyota motor vehicle was pulled over.
The court was told that upon searching the vehicle, the police discovered four plastic bags containing what seemed to be ganja, weighing approximately 40 pounds.
The driver, Ronald Brown, and the two occupants were arrested and charged with possession of, dealing in and trafficking ganja.
In court, Brown, who pleaded guilty to all three charges, claimed responsibility for the ganja and said he was only giving the men a ride and that they had no knowledge of the drugs. On that account the case against the other two men was discharged.
For the possession of ganja, Brown was fined $15,000 or ordered to serve three months' imprisonment, for dealing, he was fined $128,000 or three months' imprisonment and for trafficking, he was fined $128,000 or three months' imprisonment.
The sentences will run concurrently so failure to pay the fine will result in Brown spending only three months in prison.
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