A man who was previously sentenced to prison twice under two different names was again sentenced for another crime yesterday under another name.

The accused, Fitzroy Burrell, otherwise known as 'Kennedy Mckie' and 'Kurt Robertson', was sentenced to prison for cocaine-related charges when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

The accused was represented by his attorney when he pleaded guilty to possession of, dealing in, and taking steps to export cocaine.

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The court was informed that Burrell swallowed three-and-a-quarter pounds of cocaine as he attempted to export it the island.

The court was also told that Burrell had previous convictions for the same offences and had been imprisoned under his other aliases.

Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey provided Burrell's attorney with an opportunity to convince her why her client should not be sent to prison. However, the reasons given were considered unsatisfactory.

Subsequently, before RM Pusey decided upon the length of the sentence, she commented to Burrell that "Mr Whatsoever your name is, you can't give your lawyer these impossible tasks...''

Burrell received the maximum sentence of five years in prison to run concurrent on all counts.