A 56 year old Cepep labourer of Pleasantville has been fined $1200 for marijuana possession.

Winston Smith appeared in the San Fernando Magistrate’s Court in Wednesday where in addition to being charged with marijuana possession, he was charged with resisting arrest.

According to reports, Police Constable Ramdin found 6.7 grams of marijuana in a bag, which had been stuck in Smith’s pants on Tuesday.

Smith was reprimanded on the resisting arrest charge and the offense was discharged.

Smith was given 21 days in which to pay the fine or serve three months in prison.