A 44-year-old woman was earlier today jailed and fined for attempting to traffic cocaine, when she appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
Tricia Elizabeth of 651 Fort Ordinance, East Canje, Berbice pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that on September 20, 2016, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), she had in her possession 9.5kg of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking to the United States.
Magistrate McLennan fined her $25.6M and she was sentenced to three years imprisonment.
On the day of the incident, an examination was conducted on her suitcase which revealed that the illegal drug had been concealed within false walls of the suitcase.
She was arrested by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and subsequently charged with the offence.
all the glory days of CASTLE gone, her mother wuk hard at that disco, it was the prime place of big night juggling in Pitt street…them always been meddling in dope thou…big brother is a renowned junkie,,,,all de best Liz
This is pure Greed. The love of money . She’s a business woman for crying out loud. We tell our children to say No to drugs yet a mother will do this . You did the crime so do the time. This is surely not a good look for our country.