By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was fined $500 after admitting to having 11 grams of marijuana last week.
Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged Donnie Saunders, 36, with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply
Saunders was arrested after police found him with 11 grams of marijuana in New Providence on November 19. The street value of these drugs was said to be $55.
After Saunders pleaded guilty to the offence, he was ordered to pay a fine of $500 or risk three months in prison.
Another man was placed on six months probation for a separate drug charge.
Magistrate McKinney charged Janero Williams, 19, with possession of dangerous drugs.
Police arrested Williams after they found him with three grams of marijuana in New Providence on November 16.
After pleading guilty to the offence, Williams was granted a conditional discharge when he will be placed on six months probation. Should he default, he would face a $500 fine or one month in prison.
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