Three Bermudians studying in Canada have pleaded guilty to using counterfeit cash.

The trio made the admission on the morning of their scheduled Supreme Court trial in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The prosecution was due to allege that they bought expensive electronic goods with fake $100 bills.

Wayne Howard Tucker, 21, Anthony Gaston Effs, 20, and Dean Martin, 22, were arrested last November after three stores in Halifax, Nova Scotia, told Police suspects purchased and attempted to purchase goods with counterfeit $100 US bills. This newspaper understands that among the electronic items listed in the allegations were a large flat screen television set, and that the defendants, all of Brunswick Street, Halifax, are students in that city.

According to a spokeswoman for Halifax Supreme Court, they each admitted uttering counterfeit money. Tucker was given a nine-month community sentence — with conditions including keeping the peace and maintaining good behaviour.

He is also banned from going within 150 feet of three retail stores in Halifax — two branches of Walmart and one of The Source.

Effs and Martin requested pre-sentence reports, and are due to appear before the court again on December 12.