against two alleged drug smugglers.

An error was revealed in a Police report-turned-evidence by defence attorney Elizabeth Christopher when she cross-examined Special Constable Edward Lambert, a crucial prosecution witness in the case against two cruise ship workers for allegedly importing drugs.

This emerged yesterday, the third day of the trial of Jamaican Lennox Afflick and Indonesian Yangustanta Bramada -- bakers on the Zenith -- before Senior Magistrate Archie Warner.

Bramada's defence counsel Ms. Christopher spent the two-hour hearing cross-examining Special Constable Lambert who spoke with Bramada in a series of three interviews following his arrest.

Ms. Christopher pointed out her client spoke only broken English and did not have access to an interpreter for 38 hours after his arrest.

The mistake was in the last sentence of an interview when Mr. Lambert asked alleged drug smuggler Bramada: "Now that you have read the questions and answers given to you...'' Ms. Christopher argued that sentence meant either Mr. Lambert was "dog-tired'' when he wrote that or the Police fed information to Bramada.

A pattern of "significant'' improvement in language and syntax was established in the three interviews Mr. Lambert had with Bramada.

Apparently, there is a noticeable difference between the first interview -- when Bramada explained what happened without prompting or questions -- and the third, which was an extensive question-and-answer session held by Mr. Lambert.

Mr. Warner called the allegation "very serious'' and told Mr. Lambert the result could be profound if Ms. Christopher was proven correct.