A husband and wife have been charged following the seizure of crack cocaine at their home in Montego Bay, Jamaica

The charges were laid by detectives attached to the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch Area One Gang Unit after an operation carried out on January 29.

The accused have been identified by police as 56-year-old Hector Wright, a football coach, and his wife, 42-year-old Jodi-Ann Coke-Wright, a customer service agent. 

Both are residents of Catherine Hall, St James.

According to police reports, the operation was conducted at about 1:15 pm at the couple’s two-storey home. 

During a search of the premises, officers reportedly discovered containers holding substances suspected to be illegal drugs.

Investigators from the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division were subsequently called in. Further examination revealed the substances to be more than 20 pieces of crack cocaine.

Both Wright and Coke-Wright were taken into custody and charged with possession of cocaine and dealing in cocaine.

They are scheduled to appear in court on February 25.