Lynson Henderson Cox, 29, of Lewis Gap, St Michael, pleaded guilty in the District 'A' Traffic Court to trafficking and importing eight kilogrammes of cannabis and was fined $30,000. Police valued the cannabis at $128,000 and said the offences were committed on July 13.
🇧🇧 District 'A' Traffic Court, St Michael, Barbados
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Convicted
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Sentenced
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Agencies
Barbados Police Service, District 'A' Traffic Court
Lynson Henderson Cox, a 29-year-old of Lewis Gap, St Michael, appeared before
Magistrate Gayle Scott in the District ‘A’ Traffic Court on Saturday, where he
pleaded guilty to trafficking and importing cannabis.[1]The Barbados Police
Service said the offences occurred on July 13 and involved suspected cannabis
with an estimated street value of $128,000.[1]The suspected cannabis weighed
eight kilogrammes.[1]
The court fined Cox $30,000 over the two offences.[1]Cox was ordered to pay
the fine within six months or spend six months at Dodds prison.[1]The
Barbados Police Service Narcotics Unit arrested and formally charged Cox.[1]
Case data
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Arrested
1
Charged
1
Convicted
1
Sentenced
1
Cannabis
8 kg
Fine
BBD 30,000
Value (official estimate)
BBD 128,000
Agencies
Barbados Police Service; District 'A' Traffic Court
Venice Keith McKenzie Stephen, of St Michael, was fined $10,000 and spared jail for trafficking 15.5 kilogrammes of cannabis into Barbados in a barrel consigned to him. Justice Pamela Beckles set a six-year starting point, reduced it by two years for his clean record and low risk of reoffending, and ordered $4,000 paid immediately and the rest within six months.
A 51-year-old American woman was arrested for importing 3.3 kg of cannabis worth BDS$52,800 on 13 October 2026. She pleaded guilty to importation, possession, trafficking and intent to supply at the District 'B' court on 14 October and was fined BDS$13,000 forthwith or nine months in prison.
A Guyanese national, Collis Arlington Paul, was sentenced to time served and ordered deported for trafficking 1.29 kg of cannabis and 607.81 g of cocaine in Barbados' territorial waters in March 2021. Justice Pamela Beckles reduced his 12- and 10-year sentences to credit for the 1,911 days he had spent on remand.
63-year-old Jamaican Doreen Veronica King was arrested for importing about 11.3 kg of cannabis into Barbados. She pleaded guilty in the District 'B' court and was fined BDS$21,000 or 12 months in prison.