$152,000 appeared in Magistrates' Court yesterday.

Aston Edwards, 42, of 76 Spice Hill Road, Warwick was represented by lawyer Victoria Pearman.

Ms Pearman successfully applied for a reduction in the sum of Edwards' bail.

She told the court Edwards was married to a Bermudian and had lived here for more than 20 years. She stressed that there was no chance of her client absconding.

Previously bail was set at $100,000 with two sureties of $50,000 each. After inquiring why bail was set so high, Magistrate Archibald Warner set the new terms for bail at $15,000 and two sureties of the said amount. However, the former conditions of reporting to the Hamilton Police Station three days a week remained in place.

Changing the bail conditions, Mr. Warner noted that the Court of Appeal had indicated in bail applications non-Bermudians should not be treated any differently than locals.

The matter was adjourned until August 20 for mention.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT STOLE LIVERY CYCLE CTS High school student stole livery cycle A high school student appeared in Magistrates' Court yesterday for stealing a livery cycle.

Akil Jones, 17, of 45 Cambridge Road, Sandys Parish, was charged with stealing auxiliary cycle L113 from Oleander Cycles on June 6.

Jones also admitted causing $60 in damage to the cycle. But he denied riding it without a licence.

Junior Crown counsel Veronica Gordon told the court that at 1.30 p.m. on June 6 Police were on patrol on Middle Road, Southampton near Port Royal gas station when they saw Jones riding the auxiliary cycle which had no keys in the ignition.

The teen dropped the cycle which he was riding with a pillion passenger.

Police gave chase and arrested Jones while the passenger escaped. Further inquiries by Police revealed the cycle was stolen.

Jones gave Police a statement on June 12 admitting the offences.

Magistrate Archibald Warner ordered a social inquiry report on Jones, and adjourned the matter to September 14. Jones was bailed in the sum of $500 with one surety for the same amount.

CANADIAN IN COURT ON DRUG CHARGE CTS Canadian in court on drug charge A man accused of importing $150,000 worth of cocaine returned to Magistrates' Court yesterday for mention.

Forty-four-year-old Canadian William Maximchuck, who has been in custody at Westgate Correctional Facility since early July, was represented by lawyer Elizabeth Christopher.

Crown counsel Larry Mussenden told Magistrate Archibald Warner there was no application for bail.

Mr. Warner remanded Maximchuck in custody until August 20 when he will return to court for mention.

RIDER `GIVES UP ALCOHOL' AFTER ARREST CTS Rider `gives up alcohol' after arrest A Warwick man caught drunk driving told Magistrates' Court that he gave up alcohol after being arrested.

Phillip C. Bruce, 27, of Random Lane West, was fined $600 and banned from driving for one year after pleaded guilty to driving while impaired.

Prosecutor Veronica Gordon said Police spotted Bruce on July 9 around 12.20 a.m. weaving from side to side on South Road.

When officers stopped him on Warwick Lane, Bruce admitted to having a few drinks.

He failed the breathalyser test, with a reading of 184 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

In court, Bruce apologised "for wasting everyone's time for an act of madness on my part''.

He said he could not face his family after the arrest and claimed he had stopped drinking altogether.

"Sitting in a jail cell for six hours really makes you think,'' he added.