Canadian charged in Bermuda over 4kg of cannabis; New York visitor fined $500
A 40-year-old Toronto man, Marcus Snow, was charged in Bermuda's Magistrates' Court with importing about 4kg of cannabis on 8 July 2016 and possessing it with intent to supply, and was remanded in custody to the Supreme Court. In the same sitting, New York visitor Toby Smith, 62, admitted importing two cannabis cigarettes holding 2.1g and was fined $500.
Marcus Snow, a 40-year-old from Toronto, was charged in Bermuda’s Magistrates’
Court on 11 July 2016 with importing about 4kg of cannabis on 8 July and
possessing it in St George’s with intent to supply.[1]Senior Magistrate Juan
Wolffe remanded Snow in custody and listed the case for the Supreme Court’s
September arraignments session.[1]
In the same morning’s list, Toby Smith, a 62-year-old New York visitor, admitted
importing two cannabis cigarettes holding 2.1g of the drug, found in the
toiletry section of his checked luggage after a search at LF Wade International
Airport on 8 July.[1]Smith told the court he had used the drug to help his
appetite without having a prescription.[1]
Magistrate Wolffe fined Smith $250 for importing the drug and a further $250 for
possessing it, $500 in all.[1]Bernews reported the Crown’s alleged weight for
Snow’s substance as 4,000 grams and gave his age as 39.[2]
Snow denied the charges at the Supreme Court arraignments on 1 September 2016
and was remanded in custody until a trial date in November.[3]No sentence or
verdict from Snow’s November 2016 trial was reported.[3]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Convicted
1
Released
0
Cannabis
4 kg
Fine
BMD 500
Agency type
Court
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (4 kg)
Activity
Smuggling, Possession, Sale
Setting
Land border
Charges
importing cannabis; possessing cannabis with intent to supply
The Royal Gazette gives Snow's age as 40; Bernews gives 39 in both its July and September accounts.
The weight is given only as an estimated 4kg, described by Bernews as an alleged weight of 4,000 grams; no laboratory weight or value estimate was published.
The reports do not say where or how the cannabis was found, only that the offences were importing on 8 July and possessing with intent to supply in St George's.
The Royal Gazette appears to misname the remanded man, saying Senior Magistrate Juan Wolffe remanded Mr Wolffe; the report treats the person remanded as Snow.
Smith's fines are stated in dollars without naming the currency; Bermuda dollars are assumed.
The November 2016 trial's outcome for Snow was not found; no later coverage of the case was located.
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