A man found carrying cannabis by Police was fined $1,000 — and told he faced three months in prison if he did not pay up.

Henry Lincoln Santucci, 23, of Middle Road, Sandys, was searched after the car he was travelling in was stopped by officers on February 12 last year.

Prosecutor Nicole Smith told Magistrates' Court that they found a clear plastic twist in his pocket which was later revealed to contain 3.29 grams of cannabis. She said he told Police: "It's just a bit of weed."

Santucci pleaded guilty to drug possession and to speeding on a separate occasion.

He told Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner that he broke the speed limit rushing to reach his girlfriend who was in labour.

Mr. Warner banned him from riding motorcycles for a year.