A resident of Green Hill has been fined over $15,000 for having cannabis in his possession despite having a license that allows him to have significant quantities of the drug to be sold under certain conditions. Vincentian Romaul Benn and Colombian Martin Alonso Velez Velasquex appeared before Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne at the Serious Offences Court on September 4 to answer to the charge that on July 1, 2023 they …
Security concerns for journalists performing duties at court have once again come to the fore following an incident outside the Serious Offences Court this week. On Monday, July 3, Romaul Benn, a resident of Green Hill, and Martin Alonzo Velez Velasquez, a national of Colombia, both appeared at the Serious Offences Court jointly charged with possession of and intent to supply 31,099 grammes of cannabis to which they both pleaded not guilty.