By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A 19-year-old youth was fined $1,500 yesterday after admitting to having 27 marijuana-infused candies last week.
Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged Thomas Graham with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Graham was arrested in New Providence after police found him with 27 marijuana-infused candies on September 13.
After pleading guilty, Graham was ordered to pay a fine of $1,500 or risk six months in prison.
The defendant was also placed on a one-year’s probation for which defaulting would carry another six months sentence.
Another man was granted $1,000 bail after he was accused of having an estimated $9,500 worth of marijuana last week.
Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans charged Mikhilo Forbes, 29, with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply
Forbes was allegedly found with 9.5 lbs of marijuana in New Providence on September 16.
Following his not-guilty plea, Forbes was granted $1,000 bail with one or two sureties.
Under the conditions of this bail, the defendant is expected to sign in at South Beach Police Station every Sunday by 7pm.
Forbes’s trial is set for January 24, 2024.
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