$2,000 yesterday.

Mario A. Cirillo, of Brooklyn, New York, yesterday pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to possessing 6.56 grams of cannabis, 1.37 grams of cocaine at 59-percent purity, five speed tablets , six ecstasy tablets, and five sedatives on August 3.

Crown counsel Charmaine Outerbridge Smith said a homemade cigarette was found when Cirillo was searched by Customs officers at Hamilton's Number One Shed on Front Street at noon.

A subsequent search in Cirillo's cabin aboard the Zenith turned up a ziplock bag containing various other drugs.

Defence lawyer Lawrence Scott said Cirillo never intended to bring the drugs on land.

"It was safely tucked away for personal use, and was no harm to us on this Island,'' Mr. Scott said. "Cirillo is not a drug courier and he was not aware of the stringency of the law, and is dreadfully apologetic.'' However, Acting Senior Magistrate Edward King said: "Bermuda includes land and water. It doesn't matter whether he planned to bring it on land.'' Mr. King fined Cirillo a total of $1,700.

TEEN PLEDGES TO SEEK DRUG REHAB CTS Teen pledges to seek drug rehab A visiting teenager was yesterday fined $200 for possessing cannabis.

Jennifer Zisa, 17, of New Jersey, pleaded guilty to the offence in Magistrates' Court.

Crown counsel Charmaine Outerbridge Smith said a plastic bag containing 1.40 grams of cannabis was found in Zisa's cabin aboard the Zenith cruise ship on August 3 at 11 a.m.

Zisa told the court that she was sorry and that she had not realised the gravity of what she had done.

She added that she was planning to get counselling once she returned to the US and planned never to use drugs again.

Acting Senior Magistrate Edward King challenged Zisa to keep her promise and told her to spread the word about the danger of drugs.

"Tell all your friends it's time to kick the habit because it grows on you,'' Mr. King told her.

IMPAIRED CABBIE EARNS WALKING PAPERS CTS Impaired cabbie earns walking papers Driving after having a "few'' drinks cost a 68-year-old taxi driver $600 and a year off the road.

Samuel Brangman, of Horseshoe Road, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to driving while the amount of alcohol in his blood exceeded the legal limit.

Crown counsel Charmaine Outerbridge Smith said Brangman was involved in a two-vehicle accident on Somerset Road, on July 2. Police officers arrived on the scene around 2 a.m.

They noticed that Brangman, who had been driving a taxi, was unsteady on his feet, and smelled of alcohol.

When asked if he had been drinking Brangman said: "I had a few.'' He was taken to the Hamilton Police Station where a breathalyser test showed that he had 160 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, double the legal limit.

Brangman asked to be allowed to keep his taxi licence which he depends on for a living.

But Acting Senior Magistrate Edward King denied his request, disqualifying him from all motor vehicles.

Mr. King explained that: "A magistrate no longer has the power to allow a person to retain any class of vehicle licence once the person is convicted of drunk driving.'' CRUISE SHIP EMPLOYEE FINED $700 CTS Cruise ship employee fined $700 A Majesty cruise ship employee was yesterday fined $700 for driving after consuming too many beers and having no driving licence.

Alegandro Anaya, of Columbia, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to driving with more than the legal limit of alcohol in his blood and driving without a driving licence.

Crown counsel Charmaime Outerbridge Smith said Anaya was stopped by Police officers on Church Street around 3:15 a.m. yesterday after they noticed he was on the wrong side of the road.

The officers saw that he was unsteady on his feet as he almost dropped the cycle.

When asked if he had been drinking Anaya said: "I had three or four beers.'' Anaya was taken to Hamilton Police Station where a breathalyser test revealed that he had 104 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. Acting Senior Magistrate Edward King fined Anaya $600 for having more than the legal limit of alcohol in his blood and $100 for having no driver's licence.