By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was fined $4,500 in court after admitting to having 2.5lb of marijuana shipped to him under someone else’s name.
Dominic Vilneus, 27, and Georgette Bain, 36, stood before Magistrate Samuel McKinney. There they faced charges of conspiracy to import dangerous drugs, conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs with intent to supply, importation of dangerous drugs and possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
On January 16, Vilneus was arrested after police uncovered 2.5lbs of marijuana at G & G Express Shipping Company on Prince Charles Drive.
The drugs, which had an estimated street value of $2,500, were in a package under Ms Bain’s name.
However, in a subsequent police interview Vilneus admitted sole responsibility for the offence.
Vilneus pleaded guilty to the offence while his co-accused pleaded not guilty.
His attorney, Alphonso Lewis, said his client is a father of two and is employed as a plumber.
He said Vilneus is remorseful for what he had done. After noting that Vilneus admitted to the offence at the earliest opportunity, Mr Lewis asked for the court’s leniency on his behalf.
The magistrate fined Vilneus $4,500 for the offence. Failure to pay would result in nine months in prison. The accused was further placed on 18 months probation; any further infractions during this time would result in a four-month prison sentence.
Vilneus is expected to pay $2,000 of his fine before his release with the balance to be paid by February 13. The charges against his co-accused, Georgette Bain, were withdrawn.
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