Two Jamaican municipal corporation employees remain embroiled in a significant cocaine trafficking case following their court appearance in St James Parish Court on January 27. Trevon Clayton of St Ann Municipal Corporation and Latoya Hemmings, a senior managing accountant at Trelawny Municipal Council, face multiple charges under the Dangerous Drugs Act after authorities discovered cocaine in their possession at an airport security screening.
The incident unfolded when narcotics division officers intercepted the two individuals as they attempted to board a flight to New York. During routine security procedures, screening personnel detected suspicious packages subsequently identified as cocaine within both travelers’ luggage. The situation escalated when Clayton reportedly confessed to having ingested additional cocaine pellets, leading to his immediate hospitalization where medical staff documented the expulsion of 82 drug-filled pellets.
While both defendants were initially detained, their legal circumstances have diverged. Hemmings secured conditional release last week on humanitarian grounds related to a medical condition, posting $750,000 bail with requirements to surrender travel documents and report weekly to Duncans Police Station. Clayton remains in custody pending a bail application scheduled for the next hearing on February 4. The case continues to develop as Jamaican authorities pursue serious drug trafficking allegations against the municipal employees.