A man arrested with MP Pat Gordon-Pamplin's estranged husband over an alleged $15 million drug plot has admitted they shipped marijuana to Bermuda for more than a year.

It has also been revealed that multiple wire transfers of thousands of dollars between Dennis Pamplin's bank accounts in Bermuda and the US, dating from 2005 to 2008, have been uncovered by law enforcers.

Pamplin – who lives apart from his wife, the Shadow Minister of Works and Engineering – was detained along with Brian Henry on July 15 in a warehouse in Orange, New Jersey. A Police dog sniffed out 700 pounds of marijuana hidden inside concrete pillars at the premises.

Officials also seized scales, pressing machines and vacuum sealing materials which they allege was consistent with packaging the drugs, according to court documents. The US Drug Enforcement Agency said the raid was the culmination of a year-long operation involving Bermuda Police.

Both men were subsequently charged with conspiring to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana – with an estimated street value in Bermuda of $15 million – and remanded into custody.

Court documents obtained by this newspaper yesterday shed further light on the allegations the pair face. Listing the complaint against them, Special Agent Stephen Casey of the DEA said that around 12.30 p.m. on July 15, the men left the warehouse, which was under surveillance by him and other law enforcement personnel.

Pamplin gave them permission to search – resulting in the drug dog alerting officers to the concrete pillars and Henry admitting they concealed marijuana.

Henry subsequently participated in an interview with Special Agents, telling them he had known and worked with Pamplin since July 2007.

"Henry stated that Pamplin is referred to as 'King' by his friends and associates.

"Henry further stated that he had assisted Pamplin in the packaging of marijuana shipments inside columns and steel cylinders over the course of the past year.

"Specially, Henry stated that he had participated in the packaging of approximately five such shipments (including the current shipment seized on July 15, 2008), which contained marijuana weighing a total of approximately 2,100 pounds, or approximately 955 kilograms," say the documents.

"Henry stated that after the marijuana was packaged, Pamplin arranged for each shipment to be transported overseas to Bermuda, via the Port of Newark, New Jersey."

The documents also reveal: "Henry, the defendant, further stated that Dennis Pamplin a/k/a "King," had informed him about an incident occurring in 2007 in or around Chatham, New Jersey, in which Pamplin unsuccessfully attempted to purchase approximately 500 pounds, or approximately 227 kilograms, of marijuana from another individual for approximately $120,000.

"According to Henry, a car chase between Pamplin and the other individual ensued when the other individual attempted to flee with Pamplin's money before providing the marijuana.

"Arrest records from the Chatham Borough, New Jersey Police Department specify that, on or about August 28, 2007, Pamplin was arrested along with two other individuals after a car chase. Pamplin and the other individuals were collectively found in possession of approximately $97,000."

Later on July 15, Pamplin gave law enforcers permission to search his home in New Rochelle, New York.

"Bank statements in Pamplin's name recovered from both his residence and his briefcase reflected multiple wire transfers of thousands of dollars between approximately six of Pamplin's 's bank accounts in Bermuda and the United States, dating from approximately 2005 to 2008," said the Special Agent, who spoke with Pamplin's live-in girlfriend during the search.

"She informed me that Pamplin had spent the previous evening with her at the residence, and that Pamplin had left the residence that morning."

Dennis and Pat Gordon-Pamplin have been married for 15 years and have two sons together. He is American, and has lived mainly in the US in recent years.

Mrs. Gordon-Pamplin, who is Vice President and Chief Accountant at Everest Reinsurance, reiterated last night that she has no plans to step down over the allegations.

"My life is my corporate life and my life is my country," she said. "In respect to quitting, I have had support from my colleagues and none of them has suggested I should step down. This situation will play itself out on the court of law and I have no control over its outcome."

Dennis Pamplin and Brian Bean are due to appear in the Southern District of New York court house for a preliminary hearing on August 15.