A British musician has been sentenced to 2½ years in jail for a string of offences including using a false passport and obstructing a police officer.

However, David Osadebay will not have to serve time as he has already spent almost two years behind bars.

Osadebay arrived in Bermuda on July 31, 2023, using a British passport with the name Joshua Webb.

He was arrested on August 4 that year on suspicion of using fraudulent documents to enter Bermuda.

The fraudulent passport was discovered during a police search of his hotel room — along with 160 grams of heroin in a series of plastic-wrapped capsules.

After a weeklong trial, Osadebay was found not guilty on Wednesday of possessing heroin with intent to supply.

He pleaded guilty to six other charges: using a false instrument, namely a passport; two counts of giving false information to a public officer; obstructing a police officer; resisting police officers; and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Giving evidence during his trial for alleged heroin possession, Osadebay told the court that he was a hip-hop artist who performed under the name “C Biz” and would use other names for travel to avoid media scrutiny.

At a sentencing hearing yesterday, prosecutor Seth Levine and defence attorney Marc Daniels agreed that Osadebay should be sentenced to a total of 2½ years for the six counts.

They also agreed that, with defendants typically serving only two thirds of their sentences, Osadebay could have expected to be released after serving 20 months — and that he had already served almost 24 months since his arrest on August 4, 2023.

Acting Puisne Judge Paul Doherty concurred.

The judge also issued a deportation order for Osadebay on the ground that he had entered the country illegally.

After sentencing Osadebay, Mr Justice Doherty told him: “I hope that this has been a serious wake-up call for you and I hope that, once back in the UK, you lead a productive life.”

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