US cruise ship visitor fined $10,000 for importing drugs
A Massachusetts grandfather was fined $10,000 in Magistrates’ Court this morning after he admitted importing more than $1,000 of cannabis.
James Michael Butter, 58, pleaded guilty to importing 23.45g of the controlled drug on the Norwegian Dawn on October 16.
Customs and ship security found the drugs in Butter’s cabin after a K9 unit indicated towards the room.
Butter admitted bringing the drugs onto the ship, but told the court that he only used the drugs to combat the pain of arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome in his hand.
He said the reason there was so much of the drug was that it was a two-week cruise and the cannabis was of poor quality.
The value of the drugs on the streets of Bermuda was estimated to be around $1,150.
Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner fined Butter $10,000, ordering it to be paid immediately.
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Published Oct 18, 2011 at 12:00 pm (Updated Oct 18, 2011 at 12:00 pm)