with stealing nearly $600,000 worth of heroin and $160,000 worth of cannabis from the court safe.

A crowd of curious onlookers, well-wishers and family members lined both sides of Parliament street, as Crockwell, flanked by several narcotics officers, walked along the sidewalk and into Magistrate's Court.

Crockwell, 25, of Seymour Farm Road, Southampton, was due to leave Bermuda next month to study law at Kent University in England.

He was not required to enter a plea when he appeared before Magistrate the Wor. Edward King. The case will be heard in Supreme Court.

Dressed in a long maroon shirt, casual slacks and Reebox sneakers, Crockwell cradled a handkerchief in his hands as the Magistrate read the six-count indictment. He was charged with stealing 328 grams of heroin worth $593,215 from the Supreme Court safe between May 12 and August 31, 1995.

Between July 3, and September 2 this year he allegedly stole three kilograms of cannabis worth $116,000 from the safe.

Crockwell also allegedly supplied heroin to another person between May 12 and September 1 and supplied cannabis to other people between July 3 and September 1, 1995. Between May 12 and August 31 he was charged with handling heroin intended for supply.

And he allegedly knowingly handled cannabis intended for supply between July 3 and September 2.

Crockwell's lawyer and Senior Crown counsel Mr. Khamisi Tokunbo squared off immediately after the charges were read.

Mr. Tokunbo asked for a two week mention because he said the defence had expressed no intention to apply for bail.

But Mr. Marshall said that this was untrue because the defence had proceeded on the belief that the Police needed seven days to finish the investigation.

Consequently, he was willing to wait until the seven days had expired before he took further instructions regarding bail.

"The Crown has to be fair,'' Mr. Marshall told the court. "They can't on the one hand say they need seven days to complete their investigation and then turn around and hold my client for 14 days.

"The Police can do what they need to do to finish the investigation in the interest of justice. My client has been in custody since Friday.'' Mr. King remanded Crockwell in custody for seven days. He will appear in court on September 12 in Magistrates' Court for mention.

POLICE ESCORT -- Former Supreme Court clerk Shawn Crockwell walks into Magistrates' Court with narcotics officers Det. Sgt. Stevie Lightbourne and Det. Con. Sean Field to face charges of stealing cannabis and heroin from a court safe.