A former Berkeley student yesterday admitted selling cannabis to a fellow student on school grounds.Kiarron Minks, 18, of South Shore Road, Smiths, pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis in an increased penalty zone, namely the Berkeley Institute, and supplying cannabis to 17-year-old Bryan McIntosh.At the time of the offence, Minks was also 17 years old.According to Crown counsel Susan Mulligan, on November 3, school staff noticed both Minks and McIntosh with plantlike material.A subsequent search of the students revealed seven plastic packages of cannabis hidden in Mink’s school tie, and another two in McIntosh’s tie.McIntosh subsequently told police that he had approached Minks in class and asked to purchase cannabis from him.Minks then produced the drugs and told McIntosh he could pick any two for $10.Minks initially told police that he had bought the drugs for his own personal use, but later admitted selling the drugs to McIntosh.The drugs found in Mink’s tie was found to be 4.4g of cannabis, while 0.7g of cannabis was found in McIntosh’s tie.Appearing in court in December, McIntosh pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a controlled drug and released on $2,000 bail while a social inquiry report is carried out, Mink pleaded not guilty.Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner subsequently remanded Mink into custody.Appearing again in court after spending 35 days in custody, Mink pleaded guilty to possessing and supplying cannabis.Lawyer Charles Richardson, representing Minks, argued that his client should be released on bail while court reports are carried out, noting Minks’ otherwise clean record.While he said the small amount of money said to be involved suggested that this was more of an issue of a student sharing with his friends, Mr Warner said a student selling drugs on school grounds must be treated seriously.“In school, I think parents should think their children are safe, that they are not being influenced negatively,” Mr Warner said.Mr Warner released Minks on $10,000 bail with a like surety, ordering him to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet and remain at his home.Minks was previously honoured after addressing Cabinet members on the importance of incorporating Bermudian history into the Bermudian curriculum.Premier Ewart Brown praised Minks for his speech, telling The Royal Gazette: “When that young man said what he had to say to me and my Cabinet colleagues, it felt like mana from heaven.“I have been stressing for years the critical importance of infusing our curriculum with facts and thoughts Bermudian.“Now comes a young man, without any prompting from Government, who lays it on the line as powerfully as possible.”