Canadian fined $5,000 for bullet key rings

A 51-year-old Canadian businessman held at the Piarco International Airport has been fined $5,000 forthwith by an Arima magistrate for having three rounds of ammunition and attempting to board a flight with the illegal items.

The man’s attorney Terry Boyer yesterday told senior magistrate Joanne Connor that the ammunition was spent shells in the form of key rings. The attorney, in mitigation plea, said the items were incapable of doing any harm.

The Canadian, a gold miner, pleaded guilty to both charges.

Last Tuesday at about 4 pm, an estate constable at the airport searched a bag belonging to the foreigner and found the items. The man was attempting to board a Caribbean Airlines flight.

Yesterday Boyer said the businessman, in transit from Guyana, was returning to his homeland. Through his attorney, the businessman apologised for having the items. He has no previous conviction nor pending matters.

Connor fined him $2,500 on each charge and in default, he would serve nine months in jail.

The court confiscated the key rings.