Two former cruise ship workers took Police to the spot where they dumped more than $60,000 worth of drugs, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.

The six-man, six-woman jury heard this as the drugs trial of the two men restarted yesterday after lengthy legal arguments halted the presentation of evidence.

So far, the jury has heard that Police detectives observed Trevor Morain, Alvin Francois and another man walk onto Parliament Street, remove one parcel each from their waists and hide them in some trees.

Some hours later one of the men returned and picked up two of the packages.

When he was about to retrieve the third one, Police arrested him.

Morain, 35, from Grenada, Francois, 29, from St. Lucia, denied possessing and handling three pounds of cannabis worth around $64,000 with intent to supply.

The offence is alleged to have occurred on June 18, 1996.

Yesterday the court heard that both men took Police to the spot -- at the junction of Parliament and Church Streets -- where they and the third man hid the three packages.

The jury also heard a series of statements both men made to Police after their arrest concerning the night in question.

Francois told Police during a June 18 caution statement that a man named "Mark'' asked he and Morain to help him take some drugs off the Zenith .

In return, the pair would receive an undetermined amount of money.

Francois told Police that the three left the ship and headed towards the Swinging Doors bar on Court Street.

When they reached the junction of Parliament and Church Street, "Mark'' told the pair to put the drugs in some flowers.

Francois told Police the three then proceeded to Swinging Doors. At some point in the evening "Mark'' left the pair at the bar.

Shortly after 2 a.m., Francois and Morain returned to the ship where they were arrested.

"My only part was to take them off the ship for Mark,'' Francois added.

During a question and answer session with Police, Francois insisted that he did not take the drugs onto the ship.

And he said that "Mark'' was to collect the drugs from the trees/flowers and deliver them to an unknown person.

Det. Con. Clinard Burgess told the court that a search of Francois' cabin turned up some $2,960 in US cash, which Francois claimed was his savings.

Under cross examination by lawyer Renee Foggo, Det. Con. Burgess denied suggestions that Police told Francois he did not need a lawyer.

But he admitted that he had a hard time understanding everything Francois said due to his "thick'' accent.

The jury also heard a voluntary caution statement and a question and answer statement from Morain.

Morain told Police that a man he called "Yardie'' gave him and Francois each a package to transport off the Zenith .

He said it was "Yardie'' who told them to place the packages under a tree near the General Post Office in Hamilton.

P.c. Shannon Wolffe testified that a June 19, 1996, search of Morain's room uncovered US$5,100 inside the pocket of a pair of jeans. Morain told Police that the money was his savings.

Under cross examination by Ms Foggo, P.c. Wolffe denied suggestions that Morain was told that if he signed his statements, he would be allowed to go back to the ship.

The case continues this morning.