Eight foreign nationals including five Jamaicans accused of drug smuggling made their pleas during the monthly arraignments session at Supreme Court on Monday.

The first Jamaican charged was Julian Craig Patrick, 26, facing counts of importation as well as possession with intent to supply. Accused of smuggling the drug in his stomach on October 22 of last year, Patrick pleaded guilty to importation. However he pleaded not guilty to the possession charge, which Crown counsel Vinette Graham-Allen asked to be filed for the time being.

Patrick, who was represented by lawyer Elizabeth Christopher, was remanded in custody until today at 2.30 p.m.

Derrick McLaughlin, 28, was charged with importing cocaine into Bermuda and possession with intent to supply on October 24 last year. Like Patrick, he pleaded guilty to importation and not guilty to the charge of possession, with Ms Graham-Allen asking for that charge to be filed.

Represented by lawyer Larry Scott, McLaughlin will re-appear in court on March 10 at 2.30 p.m.

Sydney Lesley Miller, 31, was the third Jamaican national to be charged with importation and possession with intent to supply cocaine on October 29 last year.

Alleged to have had 39 pellets of cocaine in his stomach, Miller, represented by lawyer Mark Pettingill, pleaded guilty to the charge of importation and not guilty to the charge of possession, which was filed. He was sentenced to seven years in prison in Supreme Court yesterday. (Story: Page 2)

Dave Horace Beckford, 23, also of Jamaica, was charged with importation and possession with intent to supply cocaine on October 24 last year.

Accused of having 71 pellets of cocaine in his stomach, Beckford pleaded guilty to the charge of importation and not guilty to the charge of possession.

Represented by Richard Horseman, Beckford will return to court on March 24 at 11 a.m.

Angela Maxine Porter, also of Jamaica, was charged with importation and possession with intent to supply cocaine on October 29 last year. She was also charged with importation and possession with intent to supply cannabis resin.

Porter, also represented by Mr. Pettingill, pleaded not guilty to all four charges. She will re-appear in court for mention on May 1 and was remanded into custody until then.

The other three foreign nationals charged with importation were Polish-speaking Marius Zbigniew Orlowski, who pleaded not guilty to charges of both importation and possession with intent to supply cocaine; Englishman Jason Lloyd Barnett, who pleaded not guilty to the same charges regarding heroin, and American Geisha Ann Alomar, who pleaded guilty to importing heroin but not guilty to possession with intent to supply.

Orlowski and Barnett will reappear before the court for mention on May 1, while Alomar will appear on Friday, March 14, at 2.30. All three were remanded into custody.