Marabella man fined $5,000 for 'romantic gift' of cocaine

A MAN was advised to give his girlfriend flowers
and chocolate instead of cocaine yesterday, as he appeared before
Magistrate Melvin Daniel in the San Fernando Magistrates' Court.

Clifton Munroe, of Marabella, stood before the magistrate in the
Second Magistrate's Court charged with possession of .3 grammes of
cocaine.

He was found with the drug on St James Street, Marabella, and charged by Corporal Elbourne of the Marabella Police Station.

When Magistrate Daniel questioned his reason for having the illegal substance, Munroe said he bought it for his girlfriend.

"Why didn't you offer her flowers and chocolate?" Daniel asked, questioning the use of such a non-traditional "gift".

Munroe insisted his girlfriend
was not interested in those items, even though he admitted he never
before carried either flowers or chocolates for her.

"How would you know unless you offer her?" Daniel queried, as he
even suggested the 43-year-old man carry a slice of cheesecake for the
woman.

"You must not romance with cocaine," Melvin advised, as he fined the man $5,000.

Munroe, who had previous convictions for similar drug offences, was
given two weeks to pay the fine, in default of which he will have to
serve two years hard labour.

Munroe's girlfriend was not in court.

That is focking nigga for yuh. Imagine, homebwoy taking crack for he gyol to smoke. Fock boy, them nigga woman does already look like half dead horse already, you want she to turn into a half dead horse with red eye now? How the fock alyuh does get erection for that, bwoy? If I see one ah dat skin up on my bed, I go jump through the focking burglar proof and hope I break meh neck and dead yes.

And as I said before, an Indian man's idea of a romantic evening is a long candle light dinner, followed by a gift of flowers and chocolate and Celine Dion CD. Even learn to play the guitar and play a chune for the gyol. But a nigga? Fock. A nigga's idea of a perfect evening is a long walk on the beach. After anal sex. With a goat. A male one. That dead five days ago.

Fock boy.