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Two must pay fines for ganja possession

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TWO MEN WHO admitted to a number of drug-related offences will have six months to pay the courts $10 000 for possession of cannabis. If the money isn’t paid, they will spend two years in prison.

Troy Sylvester King, 43, of Douglas Road, Ashton Hall, St Peter and Nicholas Dacosta Squires, 47, of Enterprise Main Road, Christ Church appeared in the District “C” Magistrate’s Court today.

They were jointly charged with possession of cannabis, trafficking and possession with intent to supply.

The offences were committed off the South Coast on May 24.

King and Squires were both convicted, reprimanded and discharged for the offences of trafficking and possession with intent to supply.

King faced separate charges of possession of cannabis, trafficking and possession with intent to supply.

He was given a one-year suspended sentence on the possession charge and reprimanded and discharged for the offences of trafficking and possession with intent to supply. (PR/NB)

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