A Soufriere man has been fined $200 000 after pleading guilty to nine drug-related offences stemming from the seizure of controlled drugs at the Vieux Fort Port earlier this week.
Tony Paul, alias “Abra”, appeared before the Second District Court on Thursday and was ordered to pay the fine by December 31, 2026. If he fails to do so, he will spend six years in prison.
According to a statement issued on Friday by the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, officers attached to the Gangs, Narcotics and Firearms Unit, together with the Customs and Excise Department, conducted an operation at the Vieux Fort Port on Monday.
Police said a quantity of controlled drugs was recovered from a package concealed in buckets. The items seized included five packages of suspected cannabis resin and two packages of suspected cannabis.
Following investigations, police arrested Paul and a female suspect.
Both were jointly charged with three counts each of importation of controlled drugs, possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply, and possession of controlled drugs and appeared in court.
Following Paul’s guilty pleas, the prosecution withdrew all charges against the female accused.
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So y’all can charge Tony, but a business house can bring down a container full of drugs… And police gonna pretend like they don’t know what’s going on?
And where is he going to get the money from! My guess is as good as yours!
Had this man not pleaded guilty, this case would have been thrown under the carpet just like all the others. I can mention a few the female police who was caught with drugs on the VF port , the notorious criminal from Boisden Jacmel who was arrested for firearm and he went to England to seek refuge. Is the media quiet on these cases. Shame.
bolo – the legal system support criminality – the police are just the animal that eats it
Let me guess…..this guy is 100% Saint Lucian and is not tied to any established business island. Only the little guys get caught coincidentally!!
When it’s regarding the laws in St Lucia this country is a full time Banana Republic which indeed is very sad
the judge or magistrate probably smoking crack or hard weed with hash – 200k where will that get you? 4 yrs in BLCF and it reduce to 2k. The dunce who gives that judgement is a qualified fool!
Weed and harsh yourl charging a man for lol