ST JAMES, Jamaica – The trial of British national Shay Daniel-Jabbi, who reportedly tried to smuggle more than 20 pounds of cocaine through the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay last month, has been put off until June 13.

This is the third time a trial date has been scheduled in this case.

Daniel-Jabbi, a 33-year-old bartender of a London, England address, appeared in the St James Parish Court on Friday, charged with possession of, dealing in, and attempting to export cocaine, as well as possession of and attempting to export ganja.

Daniel-Jabbi’s case was heard in the St James Parish Court for the first time on May 19, and then again on June 2. The matter was postponed on both occasions because his legal representation had not yet been settled.

Presiding judge Sasha-Marie Smith-Ashley rescheduled the hearing on Friday, after learning that the accused man had not been brought from police custody.

Daniel-Jabbi’s lawyer, Martyn Thomas, asked for the case to be adjourned due to difficulties in bringing the defendant to court.

According to court documents, on May 10 at about 1:20 pm, Daniel-Jabbi checked in at the Sangster International Airport to board a flight to Birmingham, England.

Officers on narcotics duty searched the defendant’s luggage while he was checking in and found eight rectangular-shaped parcels among his clothing. The parcels were checked and found to contain a white powdery substance resembling cocaine, weighing 20.5 pounds.

Further checks also revealed five ounces of loose vegetable matter resembling ganja, mixed in among the parcels of cocaine.

Daniel-Jabbi was subsequently taken into custody and charged with breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act.