St Michael man fined for cannabis trafficking and importation

A St Michael man was fined $6,000 after pleading guilty to drug-related offences involving just over three kilograms of cannabis.

Denson Emroy Bailey, 53, of #24 Tamarind Avenue, Culloden Road, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes in the District ‘A’ Criminal Court No. 1 on Friday, where he admitted to trafficking and importing cannabis.

He was arrested and charged by officers of The Barbados Police Service Narcotics Unit in connection with the offences committed on December 11.

The suspected cannabis weighed an estimated 3.1 kilogrammes and had a street value of approximately $24,800. (PR/BT)