drugs being brought here from abroad.

Debra Rose Casquarelli, 46, of New York City, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to possession of cannabis.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis heard that Customs officers searched Casquarelli as she disembarked the Dreamward cruise ship in St. George's around 11.10 a.m. on June 9.

They found what was later confirmed to be 3.56 grams of cannabis in her handbag and a homemade cigarette found to be .49 grams of cannabis.

Casquarelli, who was arrested and charged, was yesterday ordered to pay a $400 fine.

Meanwhile, cruise ship passenger Jeffery Kornblatt, 38, of New Jersey, received fines totalling $350.

Kornblatt pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis and drug equipment.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Anthony Mouchette told the court that Kornblatt was searched by Customs officers as he left the Dreamward in St. George's at 10.10 a.m. on June 9.

Customs officers found 2.18 grams of cannabis and cigarette papers on him.

Kornblatt was taken to St. George's Police Station and charged.

And yesterday he was ordered to pay $250 for possessing the cannabis and $100 for having cigarette papers.

A 48-year-old female New Jersey visitor also pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis yesterday.

Mr. Francis heard that on June 9 Susan Linda Pantaleone was searched by Customs as she arrived at the Bermuda International Airport.

They found a plastic ziplock bag containing .74 grams of cannabis.

Mr. Francis ordered Pantaleone to pay $100 for the offence.

MAGISTRATE LOSES HIS PATIENCE CTS Magistrate loses his patience A Magistrate yesterday lost patience with a man who failed to turn up for social inquiry report interviews.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis ordered Kefi Stanford Burrows, formerly of King Street, Pembroke, to pay a $300 fine for assaulting his stepfather and bound him over to keep the peace for a year in the sum of $300 on a charge of breach of the peace.

Mr. Francis had ordered a social inquiry report for 29-year-old Burrows on May 9 after Burrows admitted assaulting his stepfather, Earlston Thompson on May 8.

Police officers on patrol were stopped by one of the Burrows' relatives at his family's home on King Street.

The officers had to restrain Burrows who had been shouting that he had been robbed.

Burrows previously told the court: "I have no regrets about what I done.'' And yesterday Burrows told Mr. Francis he had been unable to make his appointments with Social Services for fear that he would be fired from his job with a small construction company.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Francis decided to sentence Burrows without the report that he had ordered.