stop a Honduran cruise ship worker from being fined $1,000 on Friday.

Twenty-four-year Elvin Pinnace pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to possession of ammunition and obstructing a Customs officer.

Police prosecutor Insp. Peter Duffy said Pinnace was stopped by a Custom's officer as he left the Song of America last Wednesday.

Insp. Duffy said Pinnace then ran back onto the ship and was followed by the Custom's officer who caught him and then searched his cabin.

A .32 calibre revolver cartridge was found in Pinnace's suitcase and he was arrested by Police who arrived on the scene.

Pinnace told Acting Magistrate the Wor. Edward Bailey that he had found the bullet in the road while he was in Miami, Florida and was intending to make a pendant out of it.

Pinnace's lawyer Ms Patricia Harvey said her client did not know the laws regarding ammunition in Bermuda. She added that her client had said that he did not run from the Custom's officer.

Mr. Bailey fined Pinnace $500 for each offence.

PLUMBER FINED FOR ASSAULTING OFFICER CTS Plumber fined for assaulting officer A plumber was fined $600 on Friday after admitting using threatening behaviour in a public place and assaulting a Police officer.

Police prosecutor Sgt. John Dale said Clinton Aitken, 24, of Pembroke, was pulled over by a plain-clothed Police officer on St. John's Road in Pembroke on September 5.

Sgt. Dale said the officer identified himself and asked Aitken if he was "on the road''.

At this point, Sgt. Dale said, Aitken became irate and swore at the officer and pushed him.

Acting Magistrate the Wor. Edward Bailey fined Aitken $250 for using threatening behaviour and $350 for assaulting a Police officer.

SAID HE SOLD DRUGS FOR MOM'S PRESENT CTS Said he sold drugs for mom's present Acting Magistrate the Wor. Edward Bailey on Friday ordered a social inquiry report for a Berkeley Institute student who admitted he planned to sell drugs to buy his mother an airline ticket.

Furquan Farad, 17, of Clark's Lane, Devonshire, pleaded guilty to possessing a controlled substance with intent to supply.

Police prosecutor Sgt. John Dale said Farad was stopped by Police on May 20 while he was driving his motorcycle in Hamilton Parish.

He was stopped in connection with other charges, Sgt. Dale said. But when Farad was searched Police officers discovered a twist of plant material which was identified as cannabis.

Sgt. Dale said when Farad was taken to Hamilton Police Station Police found 23 yellow envelopes containing plant material -- which was also identified as cannabis -- in a bag under Farad's coat.

Farad told Mr. Bailey that he had found the cannabis near his house and admitted that he intended to sell it.

He said he was going to sell it to raise money to buy his mother an airline ticket for her birthday.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Bailey asked Farad's mother -- who was in the courtroom -- why her son was trying to sell drugs.

She said she did not know.

Mr. Bailey ordered a social inquiry report and granted Farad $500 bail.