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School teacher fined on drug charges
CMC
Saturday, July 31, 2010
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A school teacher has been fined BDS$25,000 (US$12,500) after law enforcement officials discovered 11 marijuana plants growing in her front yard earlier this week.
Acting Magistrate Alliston Seale convicted, reprimanded and discharged 54-year-old Alison Vaughn Gale, 54, of having a traffickable quantity of the drug, possession with intent to supply, and cultivation of the plants.
But the Acting Magistrate fined the teacher BDS$$10 000 (US$5,000) for simple possession, in addition to BDS$15 000, (US$7,500) for growing the illegal substance. If she does not pay the fines, she will spend 12 months in prison.
The court heard that lawmen from the Drug Squad executed a search warrant at Gale’s home and found the plants growing in her front yard. They also found a loose quantity of ganja in the house.
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