$2,000 worth of local currency without permission, forfeited the money in Magistrates' Court.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor said Chris Dyer, 38, of Montreal, Canada, was set to leave the Island aboard an American Airlines flight on September 2 at 1 p.m. when an airline official informed Customs that Dyer was travelling with $2,020 worth of Bermuda currency.

Dyer said he did not know he was doing anything wrong. Sgt. Taylor said Customs called the Police just after 2.10 p.m. and Dyer was arrested and taken to the St. George's Police Station.

Dyer told Police he did not have time to change the money at the bank because he was late for his flight. He also told Police the money was not his and that he was going to wire it to a family in Jamaica as a favour to a friend.

Sgt. Taylor said he would be applying for forfeiture of the money. However, Senior Magistrate Will Francis conceded that $250 of the $2,020 was legal to take out of the country.

Taking into account the two days Dyer had spent in Police custody, Mr. Francis fined him $200.

He also ordered that $1,770 of the $2,020 be forfeited, returning the $200 legal amount. And Mr. Francis ordered that $500 in US currency, which was confiscated from Dyer during his arrest, be returned to him.

BREACH OF PROBATION LANDS TEENAGER IN TROUBLE CTS Breach of probation lands teenager in trouble A 19-year-old yesterday received a sentence of 180 hours of community service for breaking his probation conditions.

Dimitri Robinson, of Anchorage Road, St. George's, appeared in Magistrates' Court for the second time regarding the theft of a wallet.

Robinson committed the crime while on conditional release from a two-year corrective training programme at the Prison Farm.

Robinson, along with another man not before the court, admitted stealing the leather wallet and its contents -- three credit cards, some keys and $30 in cash -- from the St. George's Dinghy Club on June 28 of this year. The two men were seen by the owner of the wallet and a female Police officer which led to Robinson's arrest and guilty plea.

When Robinson appeared in court for the first time last month, Senior Magistrate Will Francis ordered a social inquiry report to be carried out before a sentence was passed.

And defence lawyer Tyrone Chin said: "He is a young man. He is very remorseful for what he has done and his mother relies heavily on him as she has a bad leg.'' However, Mr. Francis reminded the court that Robinson had disobeyed his probation requirements, leaving "a cloud still hanging over his head''.

"I think you need to pay back the community for what you've done,'' he told Robinson. "This may include cutting hedges along the roadside, assisting at a nursing home, or painting a public building.'' DRINK-DRIVING COST MAN $400 FINE CTS Drink-driving costs man $400 fine A 26-year-old Smith's Parish man pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to driving while impaired.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor said Police were on patrol on August 12 at 1.20 a.m. near Eve's Cycle Livery in Paget when they noticed Nick W. Slorach, 26, of Knapton Hill, travelling west with a passenger on the back of his bike.

The officers noticed that Slorach had a hard time controlling the bike and they decided to follow him. Police stopped Slorach, a hairdresser, after he stuck both his legs out on either side of the bike and appeared to be losing control of himself.

Police noticed his breath smelled of alcohol and his eyes were red.

Asked if he had been drinking Slorach said: "I had a few at a beach party''.

He was arrested and taken to Hamilton Police Station.

Tests showed that Slorach had at least 131 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

The legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis ordered Slorach to pay a $400 fine and banned him from driving all motor vehicles for 12 months.

TEENAGER PAYS PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENCES CTS Teenager pays penalty for drug offences A 19-year-old from Warwick yesterday pleaded guilty to two counts of drug charges in Magistrates' Court.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor said Police were on patrol in Pembroke on May 1 at 11.25 a.m. when they came upon six youths standing on St. John's Road.

The officers noticed Serwin Fubler, 19, of Middle Road, Warwick, started to walk away as they approached.

One of the officers walked up to Fubler and asked him what his name was. He replied: "Serwin'' as he walked away once again.

Sgt. Taylor said the officer stopped Fubler and informed him he would be searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

They found a brown paper twist in Fubler's left sock and cigarette papers. He was arrested and taken to Hamilton Police Station where he was formally charged with possession of cannabis and drug equipment. The brown twist contained .99 grams of cannabis.

Magistrate Arthur Hodgson yesterday ordered Fubler to pay a $150 fine for the cannabis and $100 for having the cigarette papers.

MAGISTRATE REVOKES MAN'S DRIVER'S LICENCE CTS Magistrate revokes man's driver's licence A self-employed painter had his driver's licence revoked for a year and found himself $450 poorer yesterday after he admitted in Magistrates' Court to driving while impaired.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor said James M. Legere, 23, of Mill Shares Road, Pembroke, was seen by Police on August 21 at 1.40 a.m. on Richmond Road, Pembroke. He was travelling west and swerving.

Sgt. Taylor said the officers also noticed the back light of Legere's bike was broken. Police pulled Legere over at which time they noticed his eyes were glazed and his breath smelled of alcohol.

He was informed he was being arrested for suspicion of driving while impaired.

He was taken to Hamilton Police Station where an alco-analyser test showed that he had at least 207 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

The legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

Taking into account Legere needed transportation to work, Magistrate Arthur Hodgson fined him $450 and banned him from driving all motor vehicles, except auxiliary cycles for 12 months.

DRINK-DRIVING PROVES EXPENSIVE FOR CANADIAN CTS Drink-driving proves expensive for Canadian A 41-year-old Canadian man pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court yesterday to driving while impaired.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor said Police were on patrol on Richmond Road, Pembroke on September 4 at 11.40 p.m. when they came upon a two-vehicle accident involving an auxiliary cycle and a Yamaha 100 which was laying in the road.

The officer stopped to the two riders who were arguing about the accident.

Sgt. Taylor said when the officers spoke to the rider of the auxiliary cycle, Gerald K. Randall, of Montreal, Canada, they noticed his breath smelled of alcohol and his eyes were glazed.

Sgt. Taylor said Randall was taken to Hamilton Police Station where Police requested a breath sample from him.

The test revealed that he had at least 139 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

Magistrate Arthur Hodgson ordered Randall to pay a $450 and banned the visitor from driving all motor vehicles in Bermuda for 12 months.