ROYAL POLICE FORCE OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Office of Strategic Communications (STRATCOM)
MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Two Men Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of Cannabis
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, Thursday, January 8, 2026
Two men who previously pleaded guilty to separate offences of unlawful possession of cannabis were sentenced at the All Saints Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
In the first matter, 48-year-old Terrance “Funk” Roberts of Federation Road appeared before Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel for sentencing after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of 267.8 grams of cannabis. Roberts was fined $5,000.00, to be paid within one (1) year.
In default, he will serve one year at His Majesty’s Prison.
In a separate matter, 32-year-old Roshawn Elliott of Potters Village also appeared before Magistrate Emanuel for sentencing after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of 1.1 pound (499 grams) of cannabis.
Elliott was fined $15,000.00 to be paid within one year. In default of payment, he will serve eighteen (18) months at His Majesty’s Prison.
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Two observations:
1. Why is it that the frontal picture used in this story carries the LIAT plane tail with it’s logo. Is there a suggestion that the cannabis was transported on that aircraft? I am sorry but ANR do better. Let your pictorials, headlines and body of your story align.
2. One guy is charged $5,000.00 for little less than half the drugs that the other guy is charged $1,500.00 for? Why the disparity in the sentencing? Is one of them a habitual offender? Are the amounts charged according to the amount of the drug found? Was there a charge of possession with intent to transfer or sell? The story needs a bit more fleshing out so we understand that these amounts are not just plucked out of the air.
U all need to check the headline
In the mean time the chief instigator of the duty factory, fraud detection expert, forensic auditor…who also received a salary of $10.000.00 US a month from the government…this gentleman defrauded the government, the treasury of over $15 million was just allowed to resign . Not a single charge was laid, not even an interview with the police..
CHUPS!
Come Jesus come and the exporters with 250,000.00 licenses get rich and go free, wah can go so in this wicked ppl in Antigua, FYI even 7 years old getting high on the 4 trees just enough to wet the native beak
Yawn….Jus a quick money grab for the system….