KINGSTON, Jamaica —Forty-eight-year-old Leslie Hunter, of Greenwich Farm Fishing Beach, Kingston, who was arrested at the AJAS Cargo Warehouse at the Norman Manley International Airport allegedly attempting to export cocaine, has been charged.

The police say that Hunter was charged on October 25 after an interview session in the presence of his attorney.

He has been charged with possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine, attempting to export cocaine and conspiracy, and is scheduled to appear before the Corporate Area Criminal Court on Tuesday, November 1.

Reports are that about 2:15 pm on Thursday, October 20, security personnel were conducting checks of items declared as ground provisions to be exported to England when an anomaly was observed. As a result, narcotics detectives checked the shipment and nine of the potatoes were found to contain cylindrical parcels with cocaine.

Subsequent investigations led the officers to Hunter, who was taken into custody.