The re-trial of a 45-year old Pembroke man charged with importing more than 81 grams of heroin worth $300,000 into the Island two years ago began in Supreme Court yesterday .

Floyd McCoy Hayward, of Friswell's Hill, Pembroke was arrested after arriving in Bermuda on a flight from London, UK. He denies the charge.

British Airways flight attendant Louise Clark told the jury that one hour before the BA Gatwick-Bermuda flight landed on April 9, 1999, she found that Hayward had his seatbelt unfastened.

She said that he appeared to be asleep, and after she and a colleague tried unsuccessfully to wake him they called for medical attention.

When Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Khamisi Tokunbo, assisted by Crown counsel Graveney Bannister, asked her how Hayward appeared when he got on the plane, Ms Clark replied: "I had the impression that Hayward had probably smoked some dope."

When challenged by defence lawyer Elizabeth Christopher, Ms Clarke said that she had a lot of experience identifying people under the influence of drugs.

"I can't pinpoint exactly," she admitted, "but I've got a good idea if someone's happier than others - if they appear to be in a higher state."

BA flight attendant Ian Morgan then took the stand.

He said that he heard a commotion with one of the passengers and went to assist, checking the unconscious man's airway, breathing and circulation.

"His breathing was very slow, with a very weak pulse," Mr. Morgan told the court.

He said a doctor assisted them and discovered a lump in the man's groin .

"She pulled out a fist-sized plastic bag with a brownish powder in it," he said. "From the top part of his trousers."

The powder in the bag was later identified as heroin with a street value of $300,000.

He collected a second plastic bag from the area after handing the first to Police, Mr. Morgan admitted to Ms. Christopher. However he could not recall what was inside that bag, saying that it was "nothing unusual".

Ms Christopher also ascertained from Mr. Morgan that the timing of the events that he had indicated to the court were merely his own estimates.

The trial continues in Supreme Court today.