A man accused of importing cocaine into the Island on December 21 last year had his trial resume in Supreme Court yesterday after it had been adjourned for almost week of legal arguments.

Dutch national Eddy Franklyn Filiciana, 43, has denied the charge before Assistant Justice Archibald Warner.

Crown counsel Oonaugh Vaucrosson told the six-woman, six-man jury how the resident of Holland and his sister were stopped at the Bermuda International Airport on the evening in question.

After their hands tested positive for the presence of cocaine, both were conveyed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital to be x-rayed, Mrs. Vaucrosson said.

And according to Special Customs Officer Peggy-Anne Bean, while Filiciana's sister was found to have no foreign objects in her system, Filiciana's x-ray revealed that he did.

Ms Bean testified that he was subsequently given a laxative and placed in a special treatment room at the hospital.

She then told the court that while under her watch, Filiciana eventually passed 40 pellets through his bowels - which he had to clean himself.

Under cross-examination from defence counsel Elizabeth Christopher, Ms Bean testified that when Filiciana passed the pellets, he also discharged a large amount of blood.

"Was there any discussion of a blood transfusion?" asked Ms Christopher.

"A doctor told Filiciana that they would possibly take blood in case a transfusion was needed," Ms Bean answered.

And when Ms Christopher asked her about Filiciana's reaction when he heard that his sister had been released, Ms Bean said that he cried and told her that it was because he was happy she was free.

Ms Bean said the accused man told her: "The man told me that it was money. I believe it's cocaine."

The trial continues today.