WESTERN BUREAU:

There is more trouble brewing for the People's National Party (PNP), as one of its councillors was taken into custody by the Narcotics Police yesterday in connection with a major drug bust.

The candidate, whose name is being withheld pending the outcome of an investigation, is said to be a PNP councillor/caretaker from western Jamaica.

Although there were few details up to press time yesterday, police sources have confirmed that the politician has been detained for questioning in connection with a shipment of ganja into the United Kingdom.

"He is connected with a drug bust in England, which we understand involves hundreds of pounds of marijuana," an officer told The Gleaner.

Police sources told The Gleaner that the politician was picked up at a construction site in Montego Bay about 1:00 p.m. yesterday, and was escorted into Kingston.