Cannabis offender handed over to Immigration

A 28-year-old Jamaican man was handed over to Immigration officials on Thursday after admitting to a cannabis charge in a Bridgetown court.

Romoy Odaine Rhoomes, a mason, who lives at Westbury Road, St Michael, appeared before acting Magistrate Shakieda Sealy and admitted to having two grammes of cannabis in his possession along Baxter’s Road on Wednesday.

Police officers were on duty near a stall in the area when they became suspicious after detecting a strong scent of marijuana. They observed Rhoomes at the back of the stall discarding items from his pockets before fleeing towards Reed Street. Officers recovered two Ziploc bags and pursued Rhoomes.