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Customs officer charged with cannabis importation plot

Bromwin Thompson, is accused of a $100,000 cannabis importation plot. He is on bail and faces Supreme Court trial.

A customs officer and another man have been charged with an alleged $100,000 cannabis importation plot.

Bromwin Thompson, 35, is accused of conspiring together with Shannon Berkeley, 41, and "persons unknown" to bring cannabis and cannabis resin to the Island.

Thompson, from Southampton, is also accused of using his employment in public service to corruptly obtain or receive money.

He's further alleged to have possessed cannabis with intent to supply it on May 20, 2009.

There is no information on the court paperwork to say what job Berkeley, from Warwick, holds.

Prosecutor Robert Welling gave no information about the alleged crimes when the pair appeared at Magistrates' Court.

Both defendants elected to be tried by a judge and jury at Supreme Court.

Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo released both on $30,000 bail pending a pretrial hearing on June 18.

He ordered them to surrender their passports and report to Hamilton Police Station twice a week. He also banned them from contacting prosecution witnesses.

The case was one of three involving allegations of large quantities of drugs that came before Magistrates' Court on Friday.

Shane Gibbons, 29, is accused of importing $64,000 worth of cocaine and possessing it with intent to supply on April 26, 2010.

He was not required to enter a plea, as Mr. Welling asked for the case to be adjourned for administrative reasons.

He revealed that the offence involved the swallowing of some drugs.

Gibbons must return to court on June 18. Mr. Tokunbo released him on $10,000 bail and ordered him to surrender his passport and report to the Police twice a week.

In another case, Matthew Wilkinson, 47, was charged with conspiring with persons not before the court to import $32,000 worth of cannabis and possessing it with intent to supply on December 8, 2009.

He will go on trial at Magistrates' Court on September 7. He was granted $10,000 bail until that date on the condition that he reports to the Police three times per week.