Popcaan Fined After Pleading Guilty To Traffic Charges

Dancehall entertainer Popcaan was slapped with a $10,000 fine after pleading guilty to several road traffic violations in the Yallahs Traffic Court in St Thomas on Thursday.

The artist, who is signed to Drake’s OVO Sound label, was fined $2,000 for operating a motor vehicle without insurance, $2,000 for driving without a helmet, $3,000 for operating a vehicle without a valid fitness, and $3,000 for operating an unlicensed motor.

He was admonished and discharged on the charges of no registration plates.

Popcaan appeared in court alongside his attorney-at-law Matthew Hyatt.

The 32-year-old artist, whose real name is Andrae Sutherland, was charged in late April after the police intercepted his nine-vehicle convoy in St Thomas.

In April, after being charged, Popcaan, who is the promoter of the annual Unruly Fest concert, took to social media to lament that he’s being unfairly targeted by the police.

However, Jamaican cops have denied Popcaan’s assertions, with Commanding Officer for the St Thomas parish, Superintendent Allison Byfield, claiming that the arresting officer did not even know the international Dancehall singer.

Popcaan will be going to Africa for two shows in The Gambia in January.  He’s also expected to release his fifth studio album in the coming months.