The case involving the 6,000 cubic feet of sand which was stolen from the Coral Springs property in Trelawny was on Friday transferred from Kingston to the Falmouth Resident Magistrate's Court in Trelwany for trial.

The accused are the two principals of Bedrock Building and Aggregates Limited, Devon Sterling and Christopher Pryce and three other men.

The other accused men are Desford Cooke, Edrick Grey and Anthony Hilton.

They are charged along with the company Bedrock Building and Aggregatges Ltd for conspiracy, larceny and breaches of the Quarry Control Act.

The crown is alleging that the company was hired by hotels to source sand.

It is further alleged that the company in turn sought contractors to help to remove the sand from a site in Trelawny to the hotel properties.

Lawsuits have been filed in the Supreme Court seeking damages for trespass, unjust enrichment and conversion arising from the removal of approximately 6,000 cubic yards of sand from the Coral Springs property.

Felicitas Limited has sued hotel operators Fiesta Jamaica Ltd, which operates the Grand Palladium Hotel and Resorts in Lucea, Hanover.

Riu Jamaicotel Ltd which operates the Riu Tropical Bay Hotel in Montego Bay and the owners of the Palmyra Resort and Spa at Rose Hall, St James have also been sued.

Felicitas Ltd is contending that the defendant hotels were aware that the sand had been illegally obtained.