The Supreme Court trial of a Sandys Parish man accused of conspiring to import $180,880 worth of heroin entered its second day yesterday.

The Crown alleges that Barry Eugene Rahman, 40, conspired with others not before the court, to import 72.04 grams of the drug, which was in three plastic bags, inside of a DHL package on August 29, 2006.

Rahman, of East Shore Road, denies the charge.

Customs and Police officers intercepted the package, reportedly addressed to Rahman, at the LF Wade International Airport, where it was deemed as suspicious, the court heard.

Senior Crown counsel Carrington Mahoney is prosecuting, with Frank Phipps QC representing the defence, assisted by defence lawyer Ed Bailey.

Officers took the package for inspection to the Forensic Support Unit and three fluorescent light bulbs, coloured in aqua and marine blue, were discovered, the court was told.

Also, three heat-sealed bags wrapped in carbon paper, which contained a brown powdery substance, were found. Police then contacted DHL, the bonded courier and arranged for the company to deliver the package as usual to the address listed on it.

David Curley, general manager of DHL, and a manager at the time, took the stand and told the court how his staff handled the package.

"I was approached by Police officers at our Ferry Reach facility in St. George's about (a package) that had come in with an airway bill¿ our general manager agreed to do a controlled delivery," Mr. Curley recounted.

"I was shown the package by Police and thought it was unique because of its triangle shape. I started making calls to get the package delivered or someone to pick it up."

Mr. Curley said he tried the numbers listed on the airway bill numerous times throughout August 29, but got no answer so he secured the package in conjunction with officers.

The next day, however, one of his phone calls were answered by a female voice that gave him another number to call.

Mr. Curley added: "I'm not sure on the date but someone called DHL asking about the package¿ I called the person back, we had a conversation, it was a male, he tried to get the package delivered."

He said he and a courier delivered the parcel on September 5, 2006, after delays due to staff shortages, a public holiday and communication issues with the recipient. Police were informed immediately after the delivery.

Mr. Phipps asked Mr. Curley if the name Kirt Grant rang any bells with him and questioned him on the company's phone records for August 29.

Det. Con. Clyde Robinson, attached to the Narcotics Division at the time, told of how he and Det. Con. Leroy Matherin intercepted the package at the airport.

He recounted: "We were at the commercial shed at the airport in relation to a DHL package and spoke with Customs officer George Butterfield.

"He showed us an area of the box where there was a suspicious object located, it was covered in carbon paper."

The court also heard that officers later showed up at Rahman's home and spoke with him and his grandmother who lives in an apartment above him, questioning them about the package.

"We went to his house and asked him if he received a package, he said 'no, not really'," Det. Con. Robinson said.

The officer recalled noticing that Rahman appeared nervous and worried when being asked about the package.

They executed the search warrant and found nothing inside the grandmother's apartment. Rahman allegedly admitted to Police they would find $17,000 in cash inside his apartment.

During the search, officers discovered $43,350 in US and Bermuda dollars incash scattered behind a dresser drawer in a bedroom in Rahman's apartment and seized it under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

Rahman was then arrested on suspicion of importing a controlled substance and was transported to the Somerset Police Station for processing.

The trial continues today before Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons, presiding.