A British resident was hauled before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday after she was held recently leaving the island with a quantity of cocaine in her panty.
Charged with possession of, dealing in, taking steps to export and conspiracy to export cocaine is Lavine Nicholas.
Nicholas pleaded guilty to all four counts. The drug weighed one pound six ounces in total.
She was fined $150,000 or six months for possession, $200,000 or six months for dealing in $300,000 or six months to run consecutively, plus 18 months and 12 months for conspiracy, to run consecutively.
The court was told that Nicholas was held while on her way to England.
When asked by RM Judith Pusey why she shouldn’t go to jail for the crime, Nicholas said, “Your Honour, apart from being stupid, I was being influenced by someone.”
Nicholas’ fingerprints were also taken.
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Briton fined for smuggling cocaine in panty
