A CHRIST CHURCH man has until January 31, 2018 to pay a fine of $40 000 or he will spend two years in prison.
David Alphonso Harry, 39, of Bourne’s Land, Silver Sands pleaded guilty to four cocaine-related offences when he appeared in the District “B” Magistrates’ Court today before Magistrate Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell.
Harry arrived in the island by air from Trinidad on Tuesday and was stopped an interviewed by police.
A search of his luggage revealed two transparent packages containing cocaine concealed within false compartments in a portfolio in his luggage.
A further check revealed three more packages concealed in his underwear.
Police say the cocaine weighed one kilogramme and had an estimated street value of $50 000.
Harry was subsequently arrested and charged for unlawful possession of cocaine, possession with intent to supply, trafficking and importation.
He was fined $40 000 for the offence of trafficking and convicted, reprimanded and discharged for the other offences. (PR/NB)
