Dutch woman arrested after confessing to smuggling cocaine in her "private parts"

Tuesday, January 06, 2015 | 11:53 AM    

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) – Police say they have arrested a 38-year-old woman on drug related charges as she attempted to board a flight at the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport on Sunday.

A police statement Tuesday said that the woman, identified only as Rachel A and the holder of a Dutch passport, had checked in for a flight to The Netherlands.

“During inspections it turned out that she had hidden cocaine in one of her body cavities,” the police said in a statement adding that the woman had also admitted to swallowing some of the cocaine pellets.

Police said “so far” they confiscated 310 grams from Rachel A and that the case has been transferred to the Narcotics Unit for further investigation.

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Dutch woman arrested after confessing to smuggling cocaine in her "private parts"

Briton fined for smuggling cocaine in panty

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

British nationals plead guilty to cocaine smuggling

Christopher Thomas, STAR Writer

WESTERN BUREAU:

Two British nationals who reportedly attempted to smuggle liquid cocaine on a flight out of Jamaica last year will be sentenced in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court today, after they pleaded guilty to the offence on Friday.

Twenty-nine-year-old Jaharie Silvera, a sales representative, and his 27-year-old cousin Rene Henriquez, both of London addresses, had initially pleaded not guilty to the charges of possession of, dealing in and attempting to export cocaine. However, they changed their plea to guilty last Friday, following which their case was set for sentencing today.

It is alleged that on May 11, 2013, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Silvera and Henriquez were seen at the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, with travelling bags, which were searched by officers on duty at the airport.

Silvera’s bag was found to contain 10 plastic bottles which had a green-and-blue liquid substance in them, while Henriquez’s bag had five bottles of a similar substance. Subsequent tests revealed that Silvera’s bottles had one pound and 13 ounces of cocaine in them, while Henriquez’s bottles had over 14 ounces of cocaine. Both men were arrested and charged.

Attorney-at-law Ernie Smith, who is representing both men, asked Resident Magistrate Wilson Smith to be lenient in sentencing them, as they had been tricked into carrying the contraband.

“It is clear that they are neither drug users nor dealers, but they were tricked by a combination of friends and relatives, because they had only come to Jamaica to visit distant relatives, and they were both asked to take back gifts for other persons. They were asked to take back therapeutic liquid soap,” said Smith.

“They have thrown themselves at Your Honour’s mercy, this is a case in which Your Honour could favourably consider not imposing a custodial sentence,” he added.

“I will pass sentence on the 7th of July. Their bails are extended,” replied RM Smith.

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British nationals plead guilty to cocaine smuggling