Jamaican goes on trial in Bermuda for allegedly smuggling cocaine worth US$100,000
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – A Jamaican national who tried to smuggle cocaine into Bermuda four months ago has gone on trial in the Supreme Court.
On Tuesday, Tyrone Brown, 31, denied importing 894.6 grammes of the drug,worth in the region of US$100,000, into the island in April.
The jury heard that Brown arrived in Bermuda on an American Airlines flight from Miami, Florida. He had started his journey in Jamaica earlier the same day.
Director of Public Prosecutions Larry Mussenden told jurors that Brown’s luggage did not arrive on his flight.
His luggage arrived the following day and was searched by customs officers.
“Inside the checked baggage was a black leather bag,” Mussenden said.
“Concealed inside that bag were two packages, the contents of which were taken out, seized and analysed, and found to be 894 grammes of cocaine.
“That ranged in value from US$95,000 up to US$132,000 on the streets of Bermuda,” Mussenden added.
Brown was arrested at a holiday rental unit in Hamilton Parish two days after he arrived.
