Jamaican caught smuggling coke in roll-on deodorant

Jamaican caught smuggling coke in roll-on deodorant – court hears

Aug 13, 2016 News

Remanded: Jamaican national Easton Stapleton

A Jamaican national is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday after he pleaded guilty to a charge of trafficking narcotics.
According to the facts provided to the court, Easton Stapleton was caught by Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) ranks attempting to smuggle 526 grams of cocaine out of the country via the Guyana Post Office Corporation, (GPOC) on August 10, last.
CANU Prosecutor Konyo Sandiford-Thompson told the court that the drugs were unearthed after ranks searched a box containing roll-on deodorant and a quantity of markers.
The drugs were reportedly concealed in the ball-like object atop of the deodorant.
Stapleton appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. After pleading guilty to the charge, he told the court that the police offered him a deal in exchange for his cooperation in the investigation.
In providing the court with an explanation, Stapleton claimed that he went to the GPOC on instruction to ship the box containing the items via the postal service. When he arrived there, he was informed that he needed a local address to do so.
Stapleton said that he left the post office abruptly and tossed the items in a nearby garbage container since he did not have a local address. The man claimed, however, that he did not get far from the post office as a CANU officer pursued him.
Stapleton said that he was questioned and he cooperated with the ranks. The drugs were later discovered.
After listening to Stapleton’s explanation, Magistrate Daly was also informed that the investigations in the matter are still ongoing.
As such, she remanded Stapleton to prison until Monday when he is expected to be sentenced.

Meanwhile, a 22-year-old miner was remanded to prison yesterday for murder. The matter was also presented before Magistrate Daly.
According to the charge, on August 8, last, at Jackass Landing, Puruni River, Mazaruni, Devon Duncan murdered fellow miner Clint Peters during a heated argument. The accused was not required to plead to the indictable charge.
Reports indicated that about 19:00h on Monday, Duncan accused Peters of “talking his name” and as a result an argument ensued.
During the altercation, Peters is said to have been stabbed multiple times about his body with a knife. He was rushed to the Bartica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Duncan has been remanded to prison for the murder until September 8.