A man who appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday for attempting to export ganja will be sentenced on June 25.

Damalie O'Gilvie pleaded guilty to possession of, dealing in and taking steps to export ganja.

Allegations are that O'Gilvie was at the Norman Manley Washington Airport preparing to board a flight to Trinidad. He was searched and 19 parcels were found in his underwear. It was also revealed that O'Gilvie had swallowed some of the substance.

It is also alleged that the accused man expelled 76 parcels of vegetable matter at the hospital over a three-day period. All the parcels found had a weight of 1.5 kilograms.

The court ordered that checks be made to find out if he had any previous convictions. He is set to return to court on June 25.

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