Two Saint Lucian nationals have been ordered to pay a combined EC$65,320 after pleading guilty to six drug-related offences each in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Mc Gavin Willie and Kerry Edward, both 31, faced charges of possession with intent to supply, trafficking and importation involving 3,632 grams of cannabis and 20,974 grams of cannabis resin—a combined weight of approximately 24.6 kilograms. Their occupations were listed as chef and farmer.
Each man was fined EC$32,660, payable immediately, with prison terms applicable if the fines were not paid.
For possession of the cannabis with intent to supply, each received an EC$800 fine or four months in prison. The trafficking charge carried an EC$4,040 fine or four years’ imprisonment, while importation attracted an EC$800 fine or one year in prison.
The larger fines related to the cannabis resin. Each man was fined EC$4,600 for possession with intent to supply or one year in prison; EC$18,020 for trafficking or three years in prison; and EC$4,400 for importation or one year in prison.
It was not immediately clear whether either man had paid the fines.
