A female bank employee is in police custody following a major cocaine bust in St. James.

A probe is underway into the seizure of 24 pounds of cocaine with a street value of US$550,000 during an anti-narcotics operation in Goodwill, St. James on Wednesday.

 

According to the police, about 6:00 p.m., a Toyota Prado was intercepted at a property in Goodwill.

 

Ten packages containing the cocaine were allegedly found inside the vehicle.

 

The female occupant, who identified herself as an employee of a prominent bank in Montego Bay, was taken into custody. 

 

During the search of a two storey house occupied by the woman, a number of  magazines and twelve 9 millimetre cartridges were reportedly found in a bedroom.   

 

She was later charged with breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act and the Firearms Act.