BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.

THE following cases were dealt with at Cardiff Magistrates Court: Lorraine Marianne Russell, of Hastings Place, Penarth, was fined pounds 20 with pounds 20 costs for having no vehicle tax. Nguyen van Hung, 27, of Pen y Waun Road, Roath, Cardiff, was fined pounds 30 with pounds 45 costs and pounds 15 back duty for having no vehicle tax.

Alex Musha Washa, 51, of Whitmuir Road, Tremorfa, Cardiff, was fined pounds 100 with pounds 45 costs and pounds 250.42 back duty for having no vehicle tax.

Richard Wheeler, 36, of Othery Place, Llanrumney, Cardiff, was conditionally discharged for six months and must pay pounds 20 costs for having no vehicle tax.

Ardowan Zakhoy, 30, of Taff Embankment, Riverside, Cardiff, was fined pounds 60 with pounds 45 costs and pounds 57.50 back duty for having no vehicle tax.

Gareth William Cooper, 45, of no fixed address, was fined pounds 50 with a pounds 15 victims surcharge for using threatening words or behaviour.

Steven David Luke, 37, of Clare Road, Grangetown, Cardiff, was conditionally discharged for using threatening words or behaviour. Paul James Baker, 18, of Bryn Celyn, Pentwyn, Cardiff, was given a 12-month community order with 40-hours unpaid work for driving while disqualified and having no insurance. Six points were put on his licence. Michael Christopher Bourge, 29, of Bute Street, Butetown, Cardiff, was fined pounds 80 with pounds 60 costs and a pounds 15 victims surcharge for shoplifting. Adam James Jenkins, 25, of Penybont Road, Pencoed, was fined pounds 100 and disqualified for 12 months after pleading guilty to drink-driving. He had 54 microgammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35. He was also ordered to pay court costs of pounds 60.

Adam James Jones, 20, of Laburnum Way, Penarth, was fined pounds 80 after pleading guilty to causing pounds 5,000 worth of damage to Red Dragon Centre. He was also ordered to pay court costs of pounds 60 and pounds 150 compensation to be paid to the manager of Red Dragon.

Malcolm Glyn Morris, 47, of Dessmuir Road, Tremorfa, Cardiff, was given a 12-month community order after pleading guilty to stealing two electric language translators belonging to Borders.

Nimo Ali, of Waverley Square, Butetown, Cardiff, was fined pounds 100 and had six points added to his driving licence after it was proved in his absence that he failed to give the identity of the driver of his car. He was ordered to pay pounds 50 court costs.

Gareth Burgess, 39, of Swn Yr Adar, Pen Y Fai, Bridgend, was fined pounds 150 and had three points added to his driving licence after it was proved in his absence that he failed to give the identity of the driver of his car. He was also ordered to pay costs of pounds 50.