which contained more than $100,000 worth of cannabis, an airline employee told a Supreme Court jury yesterday.

Lolita Rawlins-James said the accused, Sharon Tyrell, became upset when the American Airlines employee said a grey duffel bag belonged to her.

The bag was searched at the Civil Air Terminal on October 23, 1993 and found to contain cannabis.

Rawlins-James said Tyrell, 50, "seemed upset; mostly about me saying to her that was her bag''.

Tyrell and Jacqueline Brangman, 51, both of St. George's, have pleaded not guilty to importing the drugs and possessing them with intent to supply.

The two women were traveling back to Bermuda via New York's John F. Kennedy airport after a trip to Jamaica but were subsequently arrested at the Civil Air Terminal.

Rawlins-James, employed with American Airlines for three years at the time of the incident, told the jury she had never seen anyone behave in such a manner about unclaimed baggage.

Lawyer Mr. Philip Perenchief, representing Tyrell, strenuously objected to Rawlins-James description of his client.

Rawlins-James, on duty in the American Airlines passenger service department the evening of the arrest, said she found three pieces of luggage left unclaimed on the airport's conveyor that evening.

Two belonged to a man detained by Immigration but the duffel bag was unclaimed after passengers had cleared the area. After checking computer records she determined the bag belonged to Tyrell and paged her.

"I matched the claim check numbers to the bag and the numbers matched Tyrell.

The tag had a `V' on it which means she had checked in late and if the bag did not arrive in Bermuda the airline could not be responsible for the bag,'' Rawlins-James said. Prior to the testimony of Rawlins-James, Mr. Lynn Smith, Senior Customs Officer was questioned.

Mr. Perenchief said the bag -- marked with three parallel lines -- was imported to Bermuda but suggested it was not certain the drugs were.

To show the speed a coat could be placed in the bag he asked Mr. Smith to demonstrate.

Ms Rawlins said she never saw Tyrell open or close the bag but recalled a Customs officer closed the zipper after a dog sniffed the piece of luggage.

The trial resumes at 9:30 a.m. today before Chief Justice the Hon. Mr. Justice Ward.

Mr. Khamisi Tokunbo and Mr. Melvin Douglas act for the Crown.