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Superintendent Dwight Daley, head of the Narcotics Police
By Clinton McGregor
The Narcotics Police have made another multi-million dollar drug bust at Sangster International Airport in St. James.
Cocaine weighing nearly nine pounds was seized at the airport on Wednesday.
A Jamaican man was arrested in connection with the seizure.
Investigators assigned to the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division, reported that at about 5:10 p.m., they accosted the Jamaican who was preparing to board a flight destined to London, England.
On a search of his luggage, cocaine weighing four kilogrammes was detected in a false compartment.
The estimated street value of the cocaine in the UK is £94,000 or J$18.7 million.
The suspect was taken into custody and is now facing drug trafficking charges.
Two weeks ago, a Dutch national was arrested at the airport in possession nearly 14 pounds of cocaine with a street value of J$30 million.
He appeared in court on Monday and was remanded until May 27.
Superintendent Dwight Daley, head of the Narcotics Police, said the police have been keeping a close watch on the island's ports which are being used by international drug traffickers.
"We have implemented some new strategies at the international airports and obviously it is reaping the desired results. We will continue to monitor our strategies to ensure that our ports are not exploited by drug traffickers," he declared.
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