German held for drug possession in Tobago

A 65-year-old German businessman is to re-appear in court next Tuesday on charges of drug possession. According to police reports, around 3 pm on Wednesday, the man, said to be the director of a car rental company in Germany, was held with 1.057 kilos of cocaine by officers of the Organised Crime and Narcotics Unit (OCNU) as he attempted to board a Condor flight to Germany. The cocaine was found in a lotion bottle as the officers carried out their normal baggage search. The man appeared in court on Thursday before Senior Magistrate Annette Mc Kenzie but was not called upon to plead as it is an indictable offence and was remanded into custody until the next hearing.