A man accused of conspiring to import cocaine in 16 golf clubs admitted he lied to Police and his statements were "trash''.

Lang Onley, 40, of 12 Harvest Lane, Hamilton Parish, made the admission during cross-examination on day seven of his Supreme Court trial.

Onley and 39-year-old Richard Ricardo Steede, of 12 Kitty's Lane, Hamilton Parish are on trial for conspiring to import more than a pound of cocaine which was stuffed into the shafts of golf clubs.

The men are also charged with possessing 13 grammes of cannabis, possessing cocaine with intent to supply and handling cocaine with a street value of $138,000.

The seven-woman, five-man jury heard last week the cocaine-laced golf clubs arrived at the airport by Federal Express between March 28 and 31, last year.

The clubs were shipped to Mid-Ocean Club to be collected by Onley who was employed there as a caddie.

Onley told the Supreme Court he could have been a golf professional. He claimed he knew every blade of "grass'' around the Mid-Ocean Club.

He alleged he met a man who offered to buy him some clubs more than a year ago after a four-hour trek on the green at Mid-Ocean Club.

Onley said he told his cousin James Lambert he met a rich guy called Mr.

Addidas who offered to send the clubs to him.

Earlier in the trial Det. Con. Alex Severin told the court Police received assistance from the Drug Enforcement Agency in the US, but there was no one with the name nor fitting the description given by Onley of the sender of the golf clubs.

In his defence yesterday, Onley claimed Tuesdays were usually slow at the club so he was doing construction at number 12 Kitty's Drive on March 31, last year. He said he went to Mid-Ocean Club to pick up the golf clubs because he wanted to play a round of golf at Ocean View.

Onley claimed he was a pillion rider on a motorcycle riden by a man known as "Bayboy'' and not Steede, who has declined to give evidence. The court heard earlier that Steede was seen by undercover officer Det. Con. Clinard Burgess riding a motorcycle on Paynter's Road with a pillion passenger.

Onley told the court he picked up the clubs from the caddie master's front door at Mid-Ocean and at that time the area was full of clubs and people.

He said he then went to his former neighbour's house to drop off the clubs in the shed.

"I opened them up and had a look at them,'' said Onley.

"I was at the entrance of the shed when the Police came. About an hour later the Police said to me the golf clubs were found.

"I implicated myself man. I knew Gordon (Det. Sgt. Dennis Gordon) from time back. He did not have to do that... I co-operated with the Police.'' Crown counsel Peter Eccles, during cross-examination, asked Onley if really co-operated and told investigating officer Det. Con. Severin the truth.

Mr. Eccles also asked Onley if he recalled statements he made between April 1 and April 3, 1998.

"I never said what you are asking me is not so, and what I am saying is true,'' replied Onley.

"I was never there at my free will (at Police interview room). I did not have to be in the interview room. I know my rights,'' Onley added.

Onley continued by saying everything he said during the Police interviews was "trash''.

Mr. Eccles asked Onley if he recalled telling Det. Con. Severin at first that friends sent him the golf clubs as gifts.

Onley said no.

"Do you recall saying you never saw any golf bags?'' asked Mr. Eccles.

"I could say I was lying,'' Onley said.

The case is expected to go to the jury today.