A Tableland welder was warned to be wary of the people he is "liming" with, especially if he did not want "to end up with a criminal record or with some kind of disease."
San Fernando Magistrate Taramattie Ramdass issued the warning to welder Michael Rambaran on Thursday after the 32-year-old and two others pleaded guilty to loitering.
Rambaran, Ramnarine Ghugoone, 49, also of Tableland, and Suzettee Seales, 35, of Princes Town, were arrested on Wednesday after they were found in a parked car on a lonely track along Dinsley Road, Ste Madeleine.Seales, who was wearing a white dust-mask in court, was charged separately for having a device used to smoke cocaine in her possession.
She pleaded not guilty to the offence and was granted $10,000 bail. She is expected to reappear in court on October 21.
Ramdass placed Rambaran on a $500 bond to keep the peace for one year and ordered Ghungoone and Seales to pay $175 each forthwith or serve 20 days hard labour.
Prosecutor Sgt Rudy Ali told the court that around 2.15 am Cpl Hugh Elbourne was on mobile patrol with a party of officers when he observed a Royal Saloon motorcar parked along a "dark, dismal" area on Dinsley Road.
Elbourne observed the vehicle for 20 minutes. He then approached the car and found Rambaran, Ghungoone and Seales sitting inside the vehicle.He identified himself and ordered the trio to step out of the car.The officer asked them what was their reason for being in that area at that time and they said: "We liming."