Buckley, last week, appeared in the All Saints Magistrate's Court before Senior Magistrate Asquith Riviere.

He was also charged with possession and intent to supply the drug, but this charge was withdrawn after he pleaded not guilty to the importation charge.

Buckley also pleaded guilty to the possession charge and was reprimanded and discharged.

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He has until Wednesday to pay the fine, or he will spend 12 months in Antigua behind bars.

Buckley, 42, arrived at the VC Bird International Airport on February 15 on-board a Caribbean Airline flight from Jamaica.

He was reportedly landed by immigration officials, but was intercepted by officers from the Narcotics Department before reaching the customs post.

The cops told Buckley that they suspected he was in possession of illegal drugs and conducted a search, but nothing was found.

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The police then searched Buckley's hand luggage and found the weed.

He will be deported from Antigua upon completion of his sentence.