British man held with cocaine at Sangster airport
Sangster's International Airport in Montego Bay.
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December 19, 2017

British man held with cocaine at Sangster airport

ST JAMES, Jamaica — A British man was arrested and charged with breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James yesterday.

He is 31-year-old Tracyston Mallory.

Reports are that about 2:00 pm, Mallory was at the security checkpoint to board a flight destined to Brussels, Belguim when his luggage was searched and 37 parcels of cocaine weighing 1.18 kg was reportedly found concealed in a false compartment.

He was subsequently arrested and charged with possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine and attempting to export cocaine.

The drug has an estimated street value of $2 million.

He is scheduled to appear in the St James Parish Court on Friday.

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