The police say a Jamaican man is facing multiple charges under the Dangerous Drugs Act after he was allegedly held at the Sangster International Airport on Sunday with cocaine.

Information received is that about 10:55 a.m., the man, who was scheduled to board a flight destined for The Bahamas, was searched by a police team.

It is reported that a travelling bag that he was carrying was searched and 14 cylindrical pellets containing cocaine weighing approximately half pound were seized.

He was arrested and later taken to the hospital, where he subsequently expelled additional pellets, weighing about one pound.

He remains in hospital, while the investigations continue.