Christ Church man pleads guilty to shotgun, cannabis and MDMA charges

Randolph Jason Victor admitted illegal possession of a 12-gauge shotgun, 146.5 kg of cannabis and over 1 kg of MDMA in Barbados's No. 2 Supreme Court.

Christ Church resident admits to firearms and drug offences in Supreme Court

A man from Lowlands, Christ Church, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges linked to the illegal possession of a shotgun, ammunition and large quantities of both cannabis and MDMA, Barbados Today reports.

Randolph Jason Victor appeared before Justice Douglas Frederick in the No. 2 Supreme Court, where he admitted to holding a 12-gauge shotgun and nine rounds of ammunition without authorisation. The offences stem from a single incident on December 19, 2024.

Victor also admitted possessing 146.5 kilogrammes of cannabis, including a traffickable quantity of the drug, as well as 1.04 kilogrammes of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy.

Acting Principal State Counsel Kevin Forde, standing in for Principal State Counsel Rudolph Burnett, accepted the guilty plea on behalf of the prosecution.

Victor, represented by attorney Kendrid Sargeant, is scheduled to return to court on October 28, when the facts of the case will be formally presented.

Source: Barbados Today