A Venezuelan and a Grenadian fisherman have been charged in St Vincent and the Grenadines after police seized more than 434 kilogrammes of cocaine in Calliaqua.

Police said Frank Garcia, 31, of Venezuela, and Alister Haynes, 42, of Grenada, were arrested and charged on April 23 with possession of a controlled drug and drug trafficking.

Investigators allege the men were found on April 20 in possession of 434,628 grammes of cocaine with intent to supply it to another.

Both men were also charged with possession of a controlled drug for the purpose of drug trafficking, as well as attempting to import the cocaine at a beach in St Vincent.

The accused appeared before the Serious Offences Court on April 23, where they were not allowed to enter pleas because the matters are indictable.

They were remanded into custody and the case was adjourned to April 30.