postponed yesterday. Dwight Wright, 28, of Spanish Town, Jamaica, was one of more than a dozen suspects arrested in the cruise ship raids last September.

He is charged with importing, possessing and handling cocaine and cannabis.

Chief Justice Austin Ward said the trial would now go ahead after May 15, during the summer cruise ship season.

Prosecutor Sandra Bacchus asked for the adjournment, saying the crucial witness -- a Customs officer -- had been called to the UK in an emergency.