Suriname-based Guyanese busted with cocaine in book, make-up remanded

Nov 27, 2020 News

The items in which the suspected cocaine were found.

Kaieteur News – Three days after a woman was allegedly busted with close to two kilograms of suspected cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), she was yesterday remanded to prison.

Remanded: Tommy Ann Bunbury.

The defendant, Tommy Ann Bunbury, 42, a Suriname-based Guyanese, appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce in the Diamond/Grove Magistrate’s Court.
It is reported that Bunbury told investigators that she is a mother of seven children and is originally from Plaisance on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) but resides in Paramaribo, Suriname.Bunbury denied the charge that was read to her which alleged that on November 23, 2020, at CJIA, she had in her possession a quantity of suspected cocaine. The drugs were hidden in a book, her make-up, personal hygiene items and office stationeries.
Magistrate Scarce remanded the woman to prison until December 23, 2020, for disclosure of statements.
According to a statement from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Units (CANU) on Monday, ranks busted a woman with a quantity of suspected cocaine. Bunbury was held just before she boarded a New York flight.
The release stated that an officer was tasked with searching the woman’s suitcase and a handbag she was carrying at the time.
Inside her handbag, the suspected cocaine was discovered neatly concealed in her nail polish covers, a hardcover book, deodorants, mascara and permanent markers. She was immediately detained and taken into custody.
It is reported that Bunbury told the investigating ranks that she is a food vendor and only returns to Guyana periodically to fulfill her immigration obligations.
It was later revealed that Bunbury had travelled from Suriname to Guyana on Saturday to board Monday’s flight to New York.