Brothers caught with cannabis
of cannabis and drug equipment were found in their belongings after they arrived with other family members at the airport last Thursday.
Daniel Tad Lanni of Loome's, California, and Steve Todd Lanni of Carmichael, California, pleaded guilty to drug charges when they appeared in Magistrates' Court.
Daniel Lanni, 26, admitted possessing .93 grams of the drug which was contained in five home-made cigarettes found in a cigarette pack he was carrying.
"I'm sorry for disrespecting your country and my family,'' he said before being fined $100 for possession. "It was the wrong thing to do.'' A pipe and .22 grams of cannabis were found in Steve Lanni's luggage. The 31-year-old told the the court he and his brother did not purposely bring the drug with them.
He explained that they had "rushed out of the house and forgot'' the items were among their belongings.
The carpet store owner was fined $100 for possession of cannabis and $200 for possession of drug equipment.
The latter fine was reduced by $50 after Lanni explained he had picked up the tab for the entire party, and had only $260 left.
BANK RELEASES SCHOLARSHIP LIST AWD Bank releases scholarship list Students looking for help in paying their tuition fees might appreciate the Bank of Butterfield's Scholarship Directory, released this week.
The 71-page directory lists all scholarships, grants and awards available in Bermuda in a simple-to-read format.
Copies are available through the Personnel Department at all Bank of Butterfield branches, a Bank spokeswoman said.
The spokeswoman added that applications were available now for the Bank of Butterfield's 1993 scholarships and loans.
The Sir Harry D. Butterfield Undergraduate Scholarship has an annual value of $15,000 and is tenable up to four years.
The Sir Dudley A. Spurling Postgraduate Scholarship has the same value and length of tenure.
The bank also provides ten interest-free student loans worth $6,000 each for a maximum of three years and repayable over five years.
US STUDENT FINED CTS US student fined A visiting college student was fined $250 in Magistrates' Court this week for possessing cannabis and drug equipment.
Michael Jonathan Ulman of West Roxbury, Massachusetts, had his luggage searched by authorities after his arrival at the Civil Air Terminal on March 18.
Customs officers discovered a locked bag containing a pipe and .42 grams of cannabis among the 17-year-old's possessions.
"You obviously have a good brain or you wouldn't be in college,'' said Magistrate the Wor. John Judge. "For pity's sake, don't mess up that God-given brain with drugs.'' CASH STOLEN CTS Cash stolen An intruder entered a couple's apartment on South Road, Warwick, through a window and stole a handbag and $250 from a wallet. The theft was discovered overnight on Sunday.
Two sports clubs were also broken into on Monday night, but it wasn't known yesterday whether anything had been stolen.
And would-be thieves tried to break into a storage room at a house in Cedar Park Road on Monday.
PARK FLASHER CRM Park flasher A man who exposed himself to a group of women at about 3 p.m. on Monday at Whale Bay Park is being sought by Police.
He is white, and was wearing a reddish T-shirt, and blue jeans. He was carrying a white and black crash helmet.
GIRL FOUND POL Girl found Twelve-year-old Tomisha Smith, missing since Saturday, was found by Police yesterday in the Somerset area.
