Three Bermudian men charged in Georgia for drug possession and trafficking will go on trial later this year.

Jermaine Raheim Lewis Simmons, 27, was arrested in September with Jie Jovonne Stovell, 26, and Kavon Chancey Hart, 21, in Trenton, Georgia, 99 miles from Atlanta.

They were charged with possessing cocaine, possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and trafficking cocaine. Stovell was also arrested for an obscured or missing licence plate. The cocaine is said to be 200 grammes or more.

Assistant District Attorney for the Superior Court in Trenton, Len Gregor said the case went before the grand jury last Thursday and will now go to trial. He also said Hart was the only defendant who met bail. He is rumoured to be on the Island.

An arraignment hearing is scheduled for February 26, where the defendants will enter a plea and a court date will be set.

Hart and Simmons were believed to be living in the Atlanta area, while Stovell graduated from Alabama A&M last May.