Two of three Jamaicans who were held in Cayman on September 29 following the seizure of 438 pounds of ganja have pleaded guilty to drug smuggling charges. They have also pleaded guilty to illegal landing.
The third individual has denied any connection to the importation and possession charges, though he admitted illegal landing.
Ceaphus Reynolds, 42, and 45-year-old Eyon Johnson will be sentenced next year, having pleaded guilty to charges of importing ganja and immigration offences The other man, 36-year-old Linton Nightpole Pallarchie, will face trial.
The three men entered their various pleas via video link from prison yesterday. The Magistrate ordered reports in preparation for sentencing, as drug smuggling carries a heavy penalty.
The police caught the men after several reports were called in to 911 about the arrival of a canoe and suspicious activity in the beachfront neighbourhood in South Sound, a well populated residential area.
The men attempted to flee but were tracked by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Joint Marine Unit and a police helicopter. The police seized the boat and drugs.