MEMBERS OF THE Drug Squad arrested and charged Lincoln Dennis Barnes, a 62-year-old Jamaican national, with several drug offences.
When he arrived at the Grantley Adams International Airport on Wednesday from Jamaica, he was interviewed by Police and referred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he subsequently passed 47 packages (weighing one pound) of the drug he had ingested.
Barnes was charged with possession of cannabis, possession with intent to supply, trafficking; and importation.
He pleaded guilty to all charges when he appeared in the Oistins Magistrates Court on Friday.
He was fined $10 000 forthwith for importation or 12 months in prison and was convicted, reprimanded and discharged (CRD) on the remaining charges. (PR/SAT)