Jamaica: Fisherman allegedly held with cocaine remanded
A bail application is to be made in the St Catherine Parish Court on November 8 for a St. Fisherman who was held with three kilograms of cocaine.
Thirty-seven-year-old Amos Lee is charged with possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine, using a motor vehicle for the conveyance of cocaine and attempting to export cocaine.
Lee was remanded when he appeared before Senior Parish Court Judge Yvette Wenthworth-Miller on Tuesday.
Attorney Richard Lynch told the court that he intended to apply for bail, but the judge said it could not be entertained due to a heavy court roster.
It is alleged that at about 6 p.m. on October 17, detectives from the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Narcotics Division were on operation in Portmore, St Catherine, when a car driven by Lee was stopped and a search conducted.
Cocaine weighing three kilograms and with an estimated value of US$150,000 was reportedly discovered concealed inside the vehicle.
He was arrested for suspicion of breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act.
Lee was subsequently charged following a question-and-answer session in the presence of his lawyer.
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