Two women and a man arrested following a drugs bust on a Jamaican flight last month are to go on trial.

In Magistrates' Court on Tuesday Maryan Sirgute, 22, of Schools Drive, Devonshire, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a Police officer, violently resisting arrest and damaging a Police officer's shirt on the evening of January 5.

Tekle Tucker, 21, also of Schools Drive, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a Police officer and Veronica Franklin, 58, of Khyber Pass, Warwick, pleaded not guilty to the wilful obstruction of a police officer.

The three are represented by lawyer Anthony Richardson of Christopher Francis Forrest.

Magistrate Edward King set a trial date of February 15 and the trio were granted bail of $750 each.

DEVONSHIRE MAN FACES DRUGS CHARGES: A Devonshire man will face two drug charges and a possible third when he appears in court next week.

Jahmika Hayward, 21, of Green Acres Road, Devonshire was charged on March 31, 2004, with conspiring to import and importing cocaine.

In Magistrates' Court on Tuesday the Crown requested that Hayward appear in court again next week in connection with another court application.

Magistrate Edward King granted bail at $10,000 with one surety. Hayward was also asked to hand over all his travel documents and to report to Hamilton Police Station twice weekly.

Hayward is represented by lawyer Alan Doughty of Trott and Duncan.

FIRST TIME OFFENDER GETS BREAK: A Devonshire man caught with drugs in an increased penalty zone was charged with a lesser offence when he appeared in Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

Andre James, 23, pleaded guilty to being in possession of 1.45 grams of cocaine in Par La Ville Park on October 15.

James was ordered to pay a maximum $1,000 fine. In handing down his sentence, magistrate Edward King pointed out that Police had given the young man a break. He said the fine should have been higher because the offence occurred in an increase penalty zone.