Nassau, BAHAMAS-A Jamaican’s intended week-long vacation to The Bahamas became a 15-month stay after he was jailed for smuggling marijuana.
Kevar Lindsay, 33, was arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on March 3 after a sniffer dog alerted its handler to his suitcase.
Police waited for Lindsay to collect the bag before they arrested him on suspicion of drug possession.
The officers searched Lindsay’s suitcase and found 13 packages of marijuana, with a combined weight of nine pounds, hidden under clothing.
Lindsay, a coffee farmer from Clarendon, Jamaica, said a friend had packed his suitcase.
The Jamaican pleaded guilty to drug smuggling when he appeared before a magistrate on March 4. The magistrate sentenced him to 15 months in prison.
Lindsay had travelled from Jamaica to Nassau on a Caribbean Airlines flight. He was supposed to spend a week here on vacation.
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