In what many are hopeful will be the final chapter in the Puckering Drug Ring Scandal, Mr. John White appeared before the magistrates last week. Mr. White, currently employed as a gardener at Stoney Grove, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana.

In passing sentence, local magistrate Mrs. N. Morcombe said that it was a sad day when the scourge of drugs seeped into even the great houses of the nation, noting with dismay that cannabis was recently found in small quantities in Buckingham Palace. Since, however, this was a first offence and the defendant had come forward on his own to admit responsibility, she expressed some leniency by giving Mr. White a six month suspended sentence and a fine of  250 pounds sterling.

The Gazette would like to add that no charges have been brought against Simon Tinsley, Ann Simmons, Emma Knytleigh or the Reverend Banks, nor is it believed they had any connection to the matter.