Caribbean Net News: Japanese woman jailed in Jamaica on drugs charges

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AFP): A Japanese woman was in custody in Jamaica on Monday after she was charged with trying to export 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of marijuana hidden in her suitcase.

Aoi Yamaki, 24, a Tokyo office worker, has been given time to settle on an attorney and will return to court on March 2 for a hearing.

Police said Yamaki was at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on February 22, on her way to London's Heathrow Airport, when security examined the bags she had checked with Air Jamaica.

Yamaki was summoned and when her bags were opened, 11 packages of compressed marijuana were found in a hidden compartment, police said.

She was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, dealing in marijuana and taking steps to export marijuana.

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