A Supreme Court jury yesterday convicted a 21-year-old university student of importing and handling $200,000 worth of cannabis.

Christopher Anthony Lewis -- now known as Isaiah Abasi Ejiikene -- showed no emotion as the jury foreman told Puisne Judge Norma Wade-Miller he was guilty on the two counts by majority verdicts of 10 to two.

An alternative charge of possession was rejected by the six-woman, six-man jury. Lewis will be sentenced on March 4.

Lewis, 21, of Stadium Lane, Warwick, and a physical education major at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Alabama, arrived in Bermuda from Atlanta on March 7 last year.

The cannabis was found inside the monitor and central processing unit cabinet.

All the valuable microchips and processors had been removed and 13 foil wrapped plastic bags containing the plant material were taken from both units.

Lewis claimed he loaned the computer to his roommate Amoury Hart and when he collected it shortly before departing, it was all boxed up and packaged, as though it was new.

He claimed he brought the computer back to do homework on a four-day stay. The trip was paid for by his local soccer team to play in a Sunday match.

He said it was only on arrival here and the packages of cannabis were discovered in the monitor and CPU did he realise there was a problem.

He did not tell police about loaning the computer because "it would be my best interests not to answer any questions'' because he had never been arrested.

And Lewis admitted to driving a friend called Calvin Alexander to Atlanta airport, where he was also bound for Bermuda.

Investigating officer Pc. Troy Glasgow admitted under questioning from lawyer Marc Telemaque that Alexander was arrested outside the Airport on the same day and his presence was suspicious.

Lewis denied under cross examination that he was acting as a courier while Alexander watched over him.

In his summation, Crown counsel Peter Eccles told the jury they had a difficult decision to make because it would impact on Lewis' future.

He challenged the jury to ask why Lewis showed no reaction when the drugs were found and refused to answer Police questions afterward.

Mr. Eccles added: "If you just realised your roommate had set you up, wouldn't you be surprised? But every now and then he made some slips.

"What, Mr. Hart decided his drugs needed to take a trip? Somebody needs to benefit.'' Mr. Telemaque told the jury it was a person's right not to say anything to Police when arrested and he noted there was no mention of Calvin Alexander until he challenged P.c. Glasgow.

He called Alexander's arrest a "fundamental'' part of the case, adding: "He played a far more important part in your role in this case than the Crown would want you to think.'' Pointing at Lewis, Mr. Telemaque said he had "discharged the burden of proof''.

He added: "All you know is that there is something in the computer. But that doesn't belong to him.''