guilty to importing 15 ounces of cannabis into the Island from Jamaica.

Hall, 29, of Sousa Estate, Devonshire admitted the offence which occurred on January 4, 1998.

Sgt. Anthony Mouchette prosecuting said that Hall arrived at the Airport on a flight from Jamaica.

He collected his baggage and proceeded to the Customs desk where a search turned up nothing.

However, when he was asked routine questions by the Customs officer it was noted that he appeared nervous and was sweating profusely. The officer also noted that the front of his pants appeared unusually large. A search of his person turned up 18 packages of plant material contained in three condoms hidden in his underwear.

When analysed the plant material was found to be cannabis weighing 427 grams and worth $21,350 on the street.

Magistrate Edward King sentenced Hall to three years in prison for the offence.

POLICE NET MAN AT SOCCER MATCH IN SOMERSET CTS Police net man at soccer match in Somerset A 23-year-old man ran but could not hide from Police at the Somerset Cricket Club field on Thursday night.

Uniformed Police officers on foot patrol spotted Antonio Cabral, of Cottage Hill, Hamilton Parish -- for whom they had an outstanding warrant -- at the double-header soccer game.

Cabral broke away from Police, climbed a fence and ran onto the soccer field where he was taken into custody.

Yesterday he faced Senior Magistrate Will Francis and pleaded guilty to riding while disqualified. He received a suspended six-month sentence, a $500 fine, and was banned from driving all motor vehicles for 18 months.

Cabral told Mr. Francis: "I thought I was getting picked on. And I told them I was going to come in the morning.'' Mr. Francis explained that it was not a matter of being picked on, but that a warrant was an order from a judge to the Police service to apprehend a person at any time.

"Wherever you find him, lay hands on him and bring him in,'' he said about a warrant. "We told you to appear and you didn't.'' Mr. Francis also ordered Cabral to pay a $150 fine for escaping custody.

STEALING COSTS PEMBROKE MAN HIS FREEDOWM CTS Stealing costs Pembroke man his freedom Elroy Sinclair Dill was jailed for three months for stealing.

Although the 43-year-old pleaded guilty, he later claimed he had been wrongly arrested.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor told the court that someone saw a man testing the door handles of cars in the Government Clinic car park on Victoria Street after 10 p.m. on January 24.

Police were called and upon arrival saw Dill drop a car radio antenna and a tyre lever. Dill, of East Gate Lane, Pembroke, admitted to Police that he was hungry and had been going through cars looking for change for food.

He admitted the charge. But when asked if he had anything to say in his defence, he started by telling Mr. King he was "very intoxicated''. Dill also claimed that his own car was in the parking lot and he had sat in it while drinking beer before wandering around the lot and drinking more beer.

Magistrate Edward King asked Dill if that was what had really happened and Dill answered: "From what I can remember, as I was half-hot.'' Mr. King repeated the question and Dill answered again, but this time by telling the court that he was "half-intoxicated''.

Mr. King noted the change and told Dill: "I do not accept what you've said because if it is anything it is a concoction, and your guilty plea stands.'' Before sentencing Dill, Mr. King read out to the court ten dishonesty convictions Dill had since 1990.

STUDENT, 16, ADMITS CANNABIS POSSESSION CTS Student, 16, admits cannabis possession A CedarBridge Academy student coming to the end of a term of probation was ordered to serve a further three years of probation and obey a curfew after he pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis.

And Karim Clarke, 16, of Woodlands Road, Pembroke, was warned by Magistrate Edward King that if he slipped up he would "slip'' into Corrective Training.

Magistrates' Court heard that Police officers arrived at Dellwood School on September 17 to find Clarke sitting on a chair on a grass verge with six other males.

Two yellow pay-type envelopes containing plant material were found under his chair and a further search by the officers uncovered a plastic bag containing five more envelopes of plant material about ten feet from where he was sitting.

Clarke admitted that the plant material, which was later analysed and found to be 1.1 grams of cannabis, was all his.

Mr. King said: "Sir, it seems like at your tender young age you are barking up the wrong tree. You are old enough to know what is good and what is evil and what is going to take you down the path to destruction.'' The Magistrate told Clarke that the only thing stopping him from going to prison was his age. "The law of this land says you shall not deal with illicit drugs in any way. You need close supervision. I shall put you on probation but it's going to be a long one... with a review every three months.'' Mr. King then ordered him to serve three years probation. "I will see you 12 times. If you slip up, you are going to slip to the East End because I will give you Corrective Training which lasts from nine months to three years.'' A Probation Officer, who revealed that Clarke was serving an 18-month period of probation that was due to conclude in March, then asked Mr. King to give Clarke a curfew and the Magistrate imposed a daily curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

MAN CLEARED OF HAVING OFFENSIVE WEAPON CTS Man cleared of having offensive weapon Alvin (Alabama) Anderson walked from Magistrates' Court a free man after being cleared of having an offensive weapon.

Anderson pleaded guilty to having a hatchet in Shinbone Alley, St. George's just after 9 a.m. on January 28.

Duty counsel Elizabeth Christopher argued no proof had been submitted that Anderson intended to use the hatchet and broke the law. "I wholeheartedly agree with duty counsel, I dismiss the charges,'' Magistrate Edward King said before ordering that Police return the hatchet once the necessary appeal time had passed.

PAGET MAN CHOOSES PRISON INSTEAD OF FINE CTS Paget man chooses prison instead of fine A man yesterday pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to possessing cannabis and then opted to spend time in jail, rather than pay a fine.

Police saw a black taxi leaving the grounds of Paget Primary School on December 13 of last year and saw the driver, Damon Caines, pass a black pouch to Mark Tucker the passenger.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Anthony Mouchette said during a search dried plant material in a pay-type envelope and credit cards in Caines' name were found.

Subsequent testing by the Government Analyst found it to be .37 grams of cannabis.

Tucker, 29, of Ord Road, Paget, yesterday pleaded guilty to possessing of cannabis. But Caines, 32, of High Point Lane, Devonshire denied the offence.

Tucker told Police: "The herb was mine, he was just holding it.'' In court Tucker again claimed responsibility.

But Senior Magistrate Will Francis told him: "The fact that it was on school grounds, I'm going to take it seriously.'' Mr. Francis told Tucker that he would have to pay $1,000 or spend three months in prison. Tucker replied that he would "take the three months''.

"I don't have a thousand dollars,'' he said.

Meanwhile, Caines was released on $500 bail and will return to court for mention on February 6.