Drug trial of Jamaican airport staff rescheduled for subsequent yr
The trial of three staff of Jamaica’s Sangster Worldwide Airport who’re accused of smuggling greater than 11 kilograms of cocaine on a flight to Canada has been postponed for February 21, 2023.
After the primary day of witness testimony on November 16, Indra Waite, Brelanie Reid, and Romaine Kerr have been scheduled to have the second day of their trial on the St. James Parish Courtroom on Wednesday.
Waite is a 43-year-old safety supervisor who’s charged with possession of prison property and aiding and abetting.
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Reid is a 23-year-old aviation safety officer charged with breaching the Civil Aviation Act.
Kerr, who’s a 35-year-old ramp attendant, is charged with possession of, dealing in, and making an attempt to export cocaine.
Parish Choose Sasha-Marie Ashley prolonged the defendants’ bails to February 21, because the case couldn’t proceed as a result of attorney-at-law Martyn Thomas, who represents Reid, and lawyer Henry McCurdy, who represents Waite, have been each concerned in different courtroom issues on Wednesday.
The defendants are accused of conspiring to position a bag containing 11.4 kilograms of cocaine, valued at $88.1 million, on board a Solar Wing flight scheduled to depart from Sangster Worldwide Airport in Montego Bay on October 10, 2021.
The cocaine was seized at Toronto Pearson Worldwide Airport in Canada, and one particular person was detained in reference to the invention.
The three St. James residents have been additionally arrested and charged following high-level investigations.
A fourth accused was launched after the prosecution determined to drop the conspiracy cost in opposition to the entire accused individuals.