watching him carry out a drugs' transaction.

And yesterday Llewellyn Rewan was ordered to serve an additional six months' probation on top of the two years he is already serving for another drugs' offence.

In Magistrates' Court yesterday prosecutor Veronica Gordon explained how Rewan, 17, of Stadium Heights, was spotted by detectives on Princess Street, Pembroke, on the afternoon of November 24 last year. The officers saw Rewan carry out a hand-to-hand transaction with another man, who then fled into a nearby house.

But when they tried to arrest Rewan he became violent and began to swing out at the officers.

Eventually he was restrained and, when searched, Police found that he had been carrying an envelope which contained 0.10 grammes of cocaine. In court yesterday Rewan pleaded guilty to obstructing Police, resisting arrest and being in the possession of an illegal drug.

Ten months ago Rewan was given two years probation after being found in possession of cannabis and yesterday Senior Magistrate Will Francis extended that by six months.

"You are getting into the type of situation that is going to cause you a lot of trouble,'' Mr. Francis said.

"One of the things you have to do is stay out of the way of bad company. So anyone you know that's selling drugs or using drugs and places you where drugs are being sold is a place that you have to steer clear of.

"At your age, to be already involved in this type of thing is something that's not good because in ten years' time you could be deeply involved in drugs and your life could be really messed up. I would urge you to just steer clear of any kind of temptation.'' POLICE BLUNDER COULD BENEFIT BANNED DRIVER CTS Police blunder could benefit banned driver A Police slip-up may allow a Pembroke man disqualified from driving to escape further punishment.

Jammel Smith was stopped by Police while riding his cycle on St. John's Road on the morning of March 2.

Police discovered that Smith had already been banned from driving for a previous offence and gave him a traffic ticket.

But when the matter came to Magistrates' Court yesterday it was discovered that the ticket incorrecly stated Smith had been stopped on February 2 -- not March 2. When asked if he had been driving while disqualified, Smith replied: "Not on February 2 I wasn't.'' Duty counsel Kim Wilson advised Smith to plead not guilty to the offence on the grounds that he had not been stopped on the day stated on the ticket.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis set the case down for trial.