ST ANN FINANCE CHIEF STILL IN HOSPITAL, HAVING INGESTED PELLETS
ST ANN’S BAY; St Ann; Jan 20, 2026S
Police have slapped two municipal officials – one each from St Ann and Trelawny  — with several drug charges following the seizure of approximately 20.5 pounds of cocaine at the Sangster International Airport on Friday, January 16, 2026.
Charged are 40-year-old Trevon Clayton, Chief Financial Officer at the St. Ann Municipal Council, who resides in Falmouth, Trelawny, and 42-year-old Latoya Hemmings, Senior Managing Accountant at the Trelawny Municipal Council of Spicy Hill, Trelawny.
Mr Clayton, who reportedlyingested more than 80 cocaine pellets is still in hospital under police guard. Police initially said the value of the drug was J$5 million. ST ANN MUNICIPAL CORP OFFICER ONE OF 2 HELD IN DRUG BUST
Reports from FNID are that about midday, Clayton and Hemmings, who were traveling together, checked in for a flight destined for New York.
During a security screening, the two were accosted, searched, and packages of cocaine were found in the luggage belonging to both individuals. A sum of cash in US currency was also seized from Hemmings’ handbag.
Both were detained and Clayton subsequently admitted to ingesting cocaine pellets. He was transported to the hospital, where he remains under police guard after expelling 82 pellets of cocaine.
On Monday, January 19, Hemmings was formally charged with:
- Possession of, Dealing in, and Attempting to Export Cocaine (multiple counts)
- Conspiracy
- Possession of Criminal Property
Clayton has been charged with:
- Possession of cocaine
- Dealing in cocaine
- Attempting to export cocaine (multiple counts)
- Conspiracy
Additional charges are pending as Clayton remains under medical observation.
Hemmings is scheduled to appear before the St. James Parish Court on Friday, January 23, 2026, while Clayton’s court date is being finalised.
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