Teenager attempts to smuggle cocaine, marijuana via Ogle Int’l Airport

Teenager attempts to smuggle cocaine, marijuana via Ogle Int’l Airport – court hears

May 24, 2014 News

After attempting to traffic cocaine and marijuana via the Ogle International Airport on Wednesday, nineteen-year-old, Anastasia Latoya Crawford of Lot 29 Kingston, Georgetown, appeared before the court, yesterday to answer to drug trafficking charges.
Crawford was expressionless as she stood before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
According to the charges, on May 21 at Ogle International Airport, the woman had in her possession 5.574 kilogrammes of marijuana and 2.286 kg of cocaine for the purposes of trafficking.
The teenager was represented by Attorneys at Law, Euclin Gomes and George Thomas, who requested that she be placed on reasonable bail.
However, Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit, CANU Prosecutor Oswald opposed the bail application and presented the court with the brief facts of the case.
The court heard that on Wednesday May 21, Crawford was an outgoing passenger at the Ogle International Airport, when the drugs were found in her possession by CANU officers, who were conducting a routine check.
According to the Prosecutor, the defendant was carrying a suitcase and a haversack but was intercepted as she was in the process of boarding a LIAT Flight to Barbados.
The suitcase was checked by a CANU officer on duty but nothing was found. The officer then checked the haversack and found nine taped packets in the bag. He subsequently punched one of the packets in Crawford’s presence and found the substance suspected to be marijuana.
Eight of the remaining packets were checked and three of them contained what was suspected to be cocaine. The defendant was taken to CANU headquarters where the substance was weighed in her presence.
She was cautioned in regards to the offence of trafficking in narcotics but remained silent.
However, Crawford later told investigators that she was offered US$15,000 by someone she identified as “Marko Polo” to transport the illegal substance to Barbados. Crawford said she was given an advance of G$50,000 and would have received the remainder on her arrival in Barbados.
After listening to the facts relating to the matter, the Chief Magistrate remanded Crawford to prison until May 27. The case was transferred to Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.

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