A Policeman denied planting drugs on a gunman he arrested last year.

Det. Con. Warren Bundy hotly denied Queen's counsel John Perry's allegations that he put seven small twists containing white rock like substance in Allan William Daniels' jacket pocket.

Daniels denies trying to kill Det. Con. Bundy when he allegedly pulled a Ruger 9 mm semi-automatic handgun around 7 a.m. on February 12, 2004.

Mr. Perry said: "The drugs that you attribute to the defendant is a plant and you put it on him."

As Det. Con. Bundy protested Mr. Perry pressed further: "It is a plant in the sense that the drugs were never in his possession and he was never searched."

Det. Con. Bundy said that was not true, but agreed that there was no mention of the drugs in the jailer's log and his word is the only proof.

With his voice rising to fill Supreme Court One, Mr. Perry then said: "How is a citizen of this Island to be protected from Police malpractice if it (Police proceedings) is never recorded?"

Daniels, of Brooklyn Lane, Pembroke, is also accused of using a firearm to resist arrest, possessing ammunition without a licence, possessing cocaine and cannabis with the intent to supply and possessing drug paraphernalia.

On Monday, Daniels pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm without a licence.

Mr. Perry also questioned Det. Con. Bundy about two Police officers who allegedly entered a room where Daniels was being held and about medical attention Mr. Perry says the defendant received after he was in Police custody.

"I did not beat Mr. Daniels!" Det. Con. Bundy retorted, adding later: "I can't speak for anyone else."

"I never said that you did!" Mr. Perry replied, before continuing the line of questioning.

Det. Con. Bundy repeated he was not aware Daniels received medical attention, or that he was beaten.

Later Det. Con. Allan Meiguell, said he heard "three dry snaps" while he was involved in a struggle with Daniels and Det. Con. Bundy. He too was scared for his life.

He told the court of the "violent struggle" that went on and his discovery of a silver magazine containing four live ammunition under Daniels once he was handcuffed.

Under cross examination Det. Con. Meiguell was questioned about his transfer from the narcotics division.

He told the court "an allegation was made by a man I arrested for importing 126 pounds of cannabis".

He told the court the allegations were false.

John Kirkpatrick, a Police firearms expert, said the snaps and clicks heard by both detectives occurred when the gun's trigger was pressed but, "the slide hasn't been pulled and there are no live rounds in the chamber".

Det. Con. Terry Trott told the court that he searched Daniels' apartment on February 12 and found cocaine, cannabis in plastic bag, a scale and $5,492.

Det. Con. Trott questioned Daniels about the contents of the Phoenix bag and he said the defendant replied: "An apple pie, a Big Mac which turned out to be weed, the coke which was supposed to be hot wings. Look, I am not saying nothing, the stuff belongs to me. It was found in here in my room and I take full responsibility for it."

Det. Con. Trott reiterated that those were the defendant's words.