A man who resisted Police officers attempting to search him for drugs was fined in court for cannabis possession, resisting arrest and non-compliance with officers.

Yukie Terry Pearman, 23, of Middletown Road, Pembroke, obstructed Police and violently resisted arrest on Monday after officers tried to search him under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

Magistrates' Court heard that at around 12 noon on Monday, Pearman was approached outside his home by Police, who were alerted to suspicious activity.

The officers tried to search Pearman, but he refused to comply and tried to run away. An officer finally caught up with him, however, Pearman allegedly punched him in the jaw and continued to struggle violently.

Pearman was eventually restrained by Police, who searched him and found 2.57 grams of cannabis in his possession.

The officer was taken to the hospital for minor injuries to his forearms, hands and head.

Pearman pleaded guilty to all charges, but denied assaulting an officer, causing him bodily harm, and told the court: "I did not put my hands on no officer."

The court also heard that Pearman had committed a similar offence on August 2, 2006, when he walked away from Police and refused to submit to a search.

On that occasion, Pearman was found with three brown paper twists containing 3.08 grams of cannabis in an increased penalty zone, less than 100 metres from Jubilee Park, in Pembroke.

For the charges in 2006, Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner fined Pearman $2,500 for having drugs in an increased penalty zone and $800 for obstructing Police. For the incident on Monday, the Magistrate fined him $1,000 for possession of cannabis and $800 for violently resisting arrest and $800 for non-compliance.

Pearman also had previous traffic matters addressed, including driving an unlicensed motorbike, having no driver's licence, disobeying a traffic sign and having no third party insurance, which lead to more than $1,000 in fines.

Mr. Warner refused Pearman's request for time to pay and offered him default penalties of three months imprisonment for each offence to run concurrently, if the fines are not paid.