Lewis was stopped by customs at Gatwick Airport after travelling into the UK from St Lucia, the drug allegedly carried in the players cricket bag. The dissolved cocaine was said by Customs officers to have been inside cans of fruit and vegetable juice.

The offence occured in December last year when the pair were stopped and a bag that Kirnon was holding for Lewis was found to contain around £7,000 in cash. Kirnon say’s that Lewis had asked him to carry the ‘man bag’ through customs as he was carrying more cash than he would be allowed to bring into the UK.

A further search of the suspects luggage led to the cocaine being found.