By Yanique Williams
A Jamaican national was denied bail when he appeared in court charged with possession of a controlled substance and with possession with intent to transfer in Antigua.
Benjamin Isiah Carrington, 38, was detained last weekend after police seized 60 pounds of marijuana during a joint drug interdiction operation at the V.C. Bird International Airport.
The police said officers attached to the Narcotics Department, along with members of the K-9 Unit and the Customs Enforcement Unit, conducted a coordinated operation at the airport and seized one black suitcase and one green suitcase with a total of 19 sealed packages of cannabis with a street value of EC$360,000.
When he appeared in court, Carrington was not represented by counsel and was remanded to His Majesty’s Prison until May 6.