Two senior officials of the St Ann Municipal Corporation have been arrested by detectives from the Firearms & Narcotics Investigation Division, following the seizure of more than 5 million dollars worth of cocaine.
This happened during an operation at the Sangster International Airport in St. James on Friday.
The identities of the suspects, a man and a woman, are being withheld, pending further investigations.
About midday on Friday, both individuals were intercepted by Port Security and FNID personnel at a security checkpoint while attempting to board a flight destined for New York.
During a search of their luggage, officers found several false compartments containing rectangular packages of cocaine, weighing 9.25 kilograms.
The illicit drug has an estimated street value of J$5.4 million.
A search of a handbag also yielded a sum of cash in US currency.
Following the airport arrests, FNID officers conducted secondary operations at the residences of both suspects where a Glock 19 pistol, 13 rounds of ammunition and an ounce of cocaine were found.
One of the suspects also reportedly revealed to the police that he had ingested more than 70 pellets of cocaine; he was admitted to a medical facility, under police guard.
Superintendent Patrae Rowe, Director of FNID, said the police have intensified their operations to nab perpetrators involved in the illegal firearms and narcotics trade.
He said the operation underscores the intensified investigations by the Jamaica Constabulary Force to maintain the integrity of the country's borders and hold all individuals accountable, regardless of their professional standing or social status.
Superintendent Rowe said the mission continues to further dismantle the networks that facilitate the trafficking of illicit drugs and firearms
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