A Jamaican man charged with possession of, intent to supply and importation of marijuana, was remanded after being arraigned in a Bahamian magistrate's court on Monday, The Tribune has reported.

He is Peter Anthony Noble, 30, of Rose Heights, Montego Bay, who is to return to court on September 5.

Noble, who was arraigned before Deputy Chief Magistrate Carolita Bethell, pleaded guilty to the charges.

Allegations are that the accused arrived in Nassau, Bahamas, on April 14 on board an Air Jamaica flight.

He was denied entry and taken to a detention centre where a search of his luggage was conducted. The search revealed a quantity of marijuana (10 lbs) inside a coffee bean container.

Noble told the court that he didn't know the marijuana was in the coffee bean container.

Magistrate Bethell noted that in light of his admission, his plea was not unequivocal and changed his plea to not guilty.

The prosecution objected to his being granted bail because he has no status in The Bahamas.