London-bound Britons nabbed with cocaine at MoBay airport
ST JAMES, Jamaica – Police officers at the Sangster International Airport in St James are reporting the arrest of two British nationals on Friday.
In the first incident, which occurred about 2:30 pm, a British woman was reportedly preparing to board a flight to London when she was stopped, searched and five liquor bottles were found to contain an oily liquid, believed to be cocaine.
The police say she was subsequently arrested.
Then about 6:35 pm, 48-year-old Leroy Smith of London, England, was also preparing to board a flight when he was searched and his carry-on bag found to contain a rectangular package containing cocaine. It weighed 11.5 pounds.
Smith was charged with possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine and taking steps to export cocaine. He is to appear in the St James Parish Court on June 10.
The woman remains in custody as detectives continue their investigations.
