Monday, March 30, 2026
By KEILE CAMPBELL
Tribune Staff Reporter
kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
THREE drug cases in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday ended in a conviction, a bail denial, and adjournments.
Dominic Manassa Clarke, 38, of Buttonwood Avenue, Pinewood Gardens, pleaded guilty to possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Prosecutors said that on March 26, 2026, in New Providence, he was found with 21 grams of Indian hemp with intent to supply.
He was convicted and fined $400 or will serve three months at BDOCS if he fails to pay.
In a separate matter, Teneil Duncombe, 46, of Taylor Street off Quarry Mission Road, pleaded not guilty to possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
It is alleged that on March 22, 2026, in New Providence, he was found with five ounces of Indian hemp with intent to supply.
He was denied bail, and the matter was adjourned to May 6 for trial.
Meanwhile, Rudolph Nottage, 67, and Xavier Nottage, 35, both of Pratt Lane, were jointly charged with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Prosecutors alleged that on March 24, 2026, in New Providence, the men, acting together with another, were found with 14 ounces of Indian hemp with intent to supply. Both pleaded not guilty and were each granted $5,000 bail. Their matter was adjourned to August 20.
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