Two conflicting stories about a confession emerged yesterday in the Magistrates' Court cocaine trial of Maurice Chevalier Smith.

Two senior Police officers, Insp. Coughlin Gibbons and Sgt. Robin Sherwood, were called "liars'' by Smith who denies a charge of possession of more than four grams of crack cocaine with intent to supply on February 29.

Smith, of King Street, was arrested because of outstanding warrants shortly after 8.30 a.m. that morning by Insp. Gibbons and Sgt. Sherwood in rush hour traffic, on Middle Road, Devonshire.

Smith's mother Lucille Stovell, was driving and his son was in the front passenger seat.

The twists he was allegedly in possession of contained 42 "rock like'' pellets of 91 percent pure cocaine weighing 4.04 grams with a reported street value of $2,100 and .95 grams of 97 percent pure powder cocaine worth $250.

Much of yesterday's session revolved around Smith's admission of "yeah, it's mine'' to Police.

Lawyer Richard Hector told Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner the confession was not admissible as it was "induced'' from Smith.

Mr. Hector said Sgt. Sherwood told Ms Stovell that her car would have to be "confiscated'' under the Misuse of Drugs Act and was thereby inconveniencing her -- so when she told her son to "tell the truth'', it coerced the confession.

On the stand, Ms Stovell said: "After the car was searched, Gibbons and Sherwood had a conversation and after that Sherwood came and told me he would have to impound my car.

Ms Stovell said she went to the Police car and told Smith the car would be impounded and "just tell them that the drugs are yours''.

"I said that a couple of times and Maurice said `all right. I guess so'.'' Insp. Gibbons said Smith said "yeah, it's mine'' only after a comment from Sgt. Sherwood.

In his original statement, Smith told Police the drugs might have been left in the car by others the night before.

Smith denied "sweating profusely'' under cross-examination by Crown counsel Graveney Bannister.

He also denied saying "it's mine''.

"I didn't say anything. I said all right. My mother said to do something. I never volunteered that it was mine. They asked me three or four times.

"I sat there in the dock and watched them lie,'' he said. "A few things they lied about. I'm telling the truth.'' The case was adjourned until tomorrow when Mr. Bannister will give his closing arguments.

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