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Jamaican woman fined in Barbados after pleading guilty to cannabis charges

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Jamaican woman fined in Barbados after pleading guilty to cannabis charges
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  • A 63-year-old Jamaican woman has been fined BDS$21,000 after pleading guilty to multiple cannabis-related offences in Barbados.
  • The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) said Doreen Veronica King of #2 Wavel Ave, Kingston, was arrested and formally charged by its Narcotics Unit following offences allegedly committed on June 27.
  • King was charged with possession of cannabis, possession with intent to supply, trafficking and importation of cannabis.
  • Police said officers seized approximately 11.30 kilograms of suspected cannabis, with an estimated street value of BDS$90,400.
  • King appeared before Magistrate Keitha Ellis in the District 'B' Magistrates Court on Monday, June 29, where she pleaded guilty to the offences.

A 63-year-old Jamaican woman has been fined BDS$21,000 after pleading guilty to multiple cannabis-related offences in Barbados.

The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) said Doreen Veronica King of #2 Wavel Ave, Kingston, was arrested and formally charged by its Narcotics Unit following offences allegedly committed on June 27.

King was charged with possession of cannabis, possession with intent to supply, trafficking and importation of cannabis.

Police said officers seized approximately 11.30 kilograms of suspected cannabis, with an estimated street value of BDS$90,400.

King appeared before Magistrate Keitha Ellis in the District 'B' Magistrates Court on Monday, June 29, where she pleaded guilty to the offences.

She was fined BDS$21,000 forthwith or, in default of payment, faces a sentence of 12 months at the Barbados Prison Service at Dodds.

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