In what is sure to be a positive step by the government of Barbados to attract more celebrities and drug users to their island, they appear to have a very loose set of laws related to the use of cocaine for personal use. Personal use being subjective. Jeremy Edwards, who is the host of the UK show Cook the Books who is vacationing in Barbados was arrested over the weekend for and appeared before a judge on Monday. A police spokesperson stated "Edwards was arrested after acting suspiciously on the street and was found with an amount of cocaine, but officers believed it was for personal use."
The judge fined him $500 and told him that any further offenses would find him in jail. The police spokesperson stated, "He has been allowed to continue his holiday."
Nice. Not only do you just have to pay a $500 fine when busted for cocaine on the island, they don't even deport you. They want you to continue your vacation and spend more money. Hell, they probably comped him a room for a night to make up for the time he had to spend in jail. I don't know why celebrities who use coke would party anywhere else. Use it on the streets, on the beaches. Share it with friends and neighbors. The worst thing that is going to happen is a $500 fine and a postcard from the tourist board to hurry back to Barbados. I wonder if the get out of jail for $500 thing is once per visit or once per lifetime.
Am I supposed to be surprised? That whole economy depends on vacationers coming through drinking and using drugs. That's nothing new Ent.
ReplyDeleteHey, maybe LiLo can move there?
ReplyDeletebarbados is the promised land, there is a god.
ReplyDeleteStrange.. i used to have a best friend with the last name of Barbados..she was a major blow hard..still is.
ReplyDeleteMusta been her stage name.
I am telling you people.. STICK TO FAMILY.. blood!! They are the only TRUE people we "know".
Thought bubble-[I think these hillbillies had it right when they inbred!]
Someone said promised land like they were happy about it or something...give it time my friend..give it time..
"ALICE!! ALICE!!!"
They say a word to the wise is sufficient....so let me give a few words of advice to the "wise" among you. Barbados is a very serious place when it comes to illegal drugs....while I am not sure of the circumstances of that particular case, you can be jailed for a long time for carrying small quantities of illegal drugs. Go back and do your research again. The US State Department has a warning on their website to US citizens that there are serious consequences for violating the Laws of Barbados when it comes to illegal drugs.
ReplyDeleteI am somewhat surprised that someone has not refuted what was posted on this blog a lot earlier.
Thought that I'd strengthen the argument a bit by supply facts. This is an excerpt from the website http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1022.html#criminal_penalties
ReplyDeleteThe following is stated....While in a foreign country, a U.S. citizen is subject to that country's laws and regulations, which sometimes differ significantly from those in the United States and may not afford the protections available to the individual under U.S. law. Penalties for breaking the law can be more severe than in the United States for similar offenses. Persons violating Barbados laws, even unknowingly, may be expelled, arrested or imprisoned. Penalties for possession, use, or trafficking in illegal drugs in Barbados are severe, and convicted offenders can expect long jail sentences and heavy fines. Engaging in sexual conduct with children or using or disseminating child pornography in a foreign country is a crime, prosecutable in the United States.