Daren Barker, a 37-year-old chauffeur of Cane Garden was fined EC$2,000 to be paid in two months after he pleaded guilty at the Kingstown Magistrate Court on March 7, 2024, to having 1682 grammes of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of drug trafficking. Barker was ordered to pay the fine in two months or spend six months in prison in default.

The defendant also pleaded guilty to having 1682 grammes of cannabis in his possession with intent to supply it to another. He was reprimanded and discharged on that charge.

These offences were committed on Tuesday March,5,2024 at about 10:33 p.m. in Kingstown. The charges were laid against the defendant on Wednesday March, 6, 2024.