Fox was stopped by Police in Court Street in July 1990 and found to be driving while disqualified and possessing cannabis.

But it took until Monday for Fox to appear at Magistrates' Court and plead guilty to the offences.

Later prosecutor Sgt. Donald Grant explained to The Royal Gazette that Fox had been off the Island for four or five years.

"He had been abroad getting further education. An arrest warrant was issued and executed when he returned,'' he said.

At yesterday's hearing Fox, of St. Luke's Lane, St. George's, admitted possessing 1.19 grammes of cannabis and papers designed for smoking drugs.

He also pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and giving false information to Police.

Sgt. Grant said Police saw Fox speeding on his Yamaha in Court Street.

When stopped, Fox gave officers a false name. He also dropped an envelope on the ground and then threw it across the pavement.

The envelope was found to contain cannabis, said Sgt. Grant.

Fox told Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis he had been studying teaching abroad and planned to complete his studies at Bermuda College.

He pointed out he had committed the offences while aged 17 or 18.

Mr. Francis fined Fox a total of $650, and ordered him off the road for 12 months.

MAN FINED FOR DRUG EQUIPMENT CTS Man fined for drug equipment Possession of drugs equipment cost a man $300 in fines in Magistrates' Court yesterday.

Dennis Calvin Harris, 40, of North Court Avenue, Pembroke pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing five lengths of plastic tubing, steel wool, brown paper, files, miniature bottles, scissors and a knife for the preparation of crack cocaine.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Donald Grant said Police discovered the equipment during a search at Hamilton Police Station after Harris was arrested on another matter.

Traces of cocaine were found on the paper and one length of tubing.

Senior Magistrate the Wor. William Francis fined Harris $150 on each count and gave him two months to pay.

Harris has previous drugs convictions and is unemployed.

MAN DROVE WHILE HE WAS IMPAIRED CTS Man drove while he was impaired A New Year's Eve celebration had an unhappy ending for John Oatley -- he was stopped by Police for drunk driving.

Tests showed Oatley had 199 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

The legal limit is 80.

"You almost went through the top of the machine,'' Senior Magistrate the Wor.

Will Francis told him on Monday.

Oatley, 31, of Granaway Drive, Southampton, admitted driving while drunk in the early hours of New Year's Day.

Prosecutor Sgt. Donald Grant said Police stopped Oatley at the junction of South Shore Road and Middle Road, Southampton.

Oatley was driving a Suzuki bike without any lights, and this alerted the Police, added Sgt. Grant.

Mr. Francis fined him $500 and banned him from driving for 12 months.

RIDER FELL OFF BIKE CTS Rider fell off bike Police watched a man fall off his motorcycle, then charged him with impaired driving, Magistrates' Court was told yesterday.

Gerrard Docherty, 34, of Fairylands, Pembroke, was fined $400 and disqualified from driving all vehicles for one year.

Sgt. Donald Grant, prosecuting, said Police spotted Docherty riding an auxiliary cycle on Pitts Bay Road shortly before noon on December 29.

"The driver appeared to not be in full control,'' Sgt. Grant said.

Docherty was swerving from side to side and crossing the centre line, and finally fell from the cycle, Sgt. Grant said.

Police arrested Docherty and took him to Hamilton Police Station, where a breath test showed he had 198 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams. "I'm very sorry,'' Docherty told Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis.