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A 26-year-old pipe fitter from La Romaine was fined $12,000 by a San Fernando magistrate after being arrested and charged in 2018 for having a gun and ammunition.

On August 18, San Fernando magistrate Brian Dabideen fined Aaron Issac $10,000 for the illegal gun. If he fails to pay, he will serve 18 months in prison with hard labour. Issac was also fined $2,000 for the ammunition, or 12 months in prison if he defaults. Issac was given six months to pay both fines.

The sentencing took place during a maximum sentence indication (MSI) hearing, a process where an accused person asks the court to indicate the highest possible sentence before formally entering a guilty plea.