A Paget man has been released on bail after admitting possessing cannabis and cocaine with intent to supply.

Morris Sousa, 52, pleaded guilty to both charges in Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, along with three charges of possessing drug equipment, specifically grinders.

The court heard that at 5pm on September 19 last year, Police stopped him as he drove along Front Street.

A search of his vehicle uncovered plant material and an off-white, chalky substance in twists.

Asked about the items, he said: “It’s my stuff, sir.”

Officers later searched his Treadway Lane home and found cannabis and cocaine freebase, known as crack cocaine, and four grinders with traces of plant material.

Police seized 71.6 grams of cannabis and 2.5g of cocaine freebase from Sousa’s property.

Prosecutor Karen King said the cannabis could fetch as much as $3,575 if sold on the streets of Bermuda, while the cocaine could fetch $750.

After pleading guilty, Sousa expressed his remorse, saying he did not use cocaine himself, but had been using cannabis for 18 months for leg pain.

Magistrate Tyrone Chin ordered a social inquiry report and a drug assessment, releasing Sousa on $3,000 bail until his sentencing date.

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