A 24-year-old British man will return to court on October 16, after appearing in court charged with possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine, attempting to export cocaine, and conspiracy to export cocaine.
The court heard that Isun Shaka Haywood, a delivery driver of a London address, was held at the Norman Manley airport in Kingston on August 4, after the alleged drugs were found in his suitcase.
He was denied bail when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court.
The prosecution alleges that Haywood arrived at the Norman Manley International to board an outgoing flight to Toronto, Canada. But he was interviewed by the police and his suitcase was subsequently searched.
The state alleges that several rectangular packages containing a white powdery substance resembling cocaine were found and that the British nationals was arrested on suspicion of breaches of the Dangerous Drug Act.
The parcels, which weighed 10 pounds 6.21 ounces, were seized and taken to the government’s forensic lab for analysis. Tests reveal that the substance was cocaine