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Major drug network cracked
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
The Jamaican police and their British counterparts believe they have cracked a major drug network operating between Jamaica and the United Kingdom.
This followed the recent arrests of two British nationals employed to the airline industry in Britain.
One suspect was arrested on Monday trying to leave the Norman Manley International Airport with more than six pounds of liquid cocaine.
David Baronett, 33, an airlift handler employed to the Heathrow Airport in England, was remanded Wednesday when he appeared before the Half-Way-Tree Criminal Court on drug trafficking charges.
The narcotics police reported that on Monday, Mr. Baronett was preparing to board a flight to London when he was stopped and searched.
Six tins marked juice were seized in his luggage.
The cops say liquid cocaine was found in the tins.
Investigators who examined Mr. Baronett's passport say he travelled to Jamaica 15 times last year and on several occasions this year.
Mr. Baronett reportedly has no family ties in Jamaica and investigators say they suspect that he has been moving cocaine out of Jamaica for the past two years.
They also believe that a network with strong connections at the Norman Manley International Airport and the Heathrow Airport in England has been facilitating the flow of cocaine out of Jamaica.
Only yesterday, 40 year old Briton Winston Miller, a supervisor employed to British Airways, appeared in the Half-Way-Tree Criminal Court on drug trafficking charges.
Mr. Miller was arrested in June when he was reportedly caught trying to leave Jamaica with liquid cocaine.
The cocaine was found in his luggage, but he has denied knowledge of the narcotics.
Mr. Miller who is now out on bail is to stand trial on January 5.
Mr. Baronett is to return to court on November 24.
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
The Jamaican police and their British counterparts believe they have cracked a major drug network operating between Jamaica and the United Kingdom.
This followed the recent arrests of two British nationals employed to the airline industry in Britain.
One suspect was arrested on Monday trying to leave the Norman Manley International Airport with more than six pounds of liquid cocaine.
David Baronett, 33, an airlift handler employed to the Heathrow Airport in England, was remanded Wednesday when he appeared before the Half-Way-Tree Criminal Court on drug trafficking charges.
The narcotics police reported that on Monday, Mr. Baronett was preparing to board a flight to London when he was stopped and searched.
Six tins marked juice were seized in his luggage.
The cops say liquid cocaine was found in the tins.
Investigators who examined Mr. Baronett's passport say he travelled to Jamaica 15 times last year and on several occasions this year.
Mr. Baronett reportedly has no family ties in Jamaica and investigators say they suspect that he has been moving cocaine out of Jamaica for the past two years.
They also believe that a network with strong connections at the Norman Manley International Airport and the Heathrow Airport in England has been facilitating the flow of cocaine out of Jamaica.
Only yesterday, 40 year old Briton Winston Miller, a supervisor employed to British Airways, appeared in the Half-Way-Tree Criminal Court on drug trafficking charges.
Mr. Miller was arrested in June when he was reportedly caught trying to leave Jamaica with liquid cocaine.
The cocaine was found in his luggage, but he has denied knowledge of the narcotics.
Mr. Miller who is now out on bail is to stand trial on January 5.
Mr. Baronett is to return to court on November 24.