A man and his daughter were on Saturday arrested after they were allegedly caught with cocaine at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay.

They were reportedly about to check in on a flight destined for the United Kingdom.

Reports are that about 6 p.m., the 42-year-old welder from Birmingham, England, and his daughter, an 18-year-old student, who resides in Balaclava, St Elizabeth, were about to check in for their flight, when a suitcase which the father was carrying was searched.

Five bottles reportedly marked 'Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula' were found among some clothes. Following further checks, each bottle was allegedly found to contain a package with cocaine weighing 1.1 kilograms.

The two were subsequently arrested when they could not explain how the contraband got into the suitcase.