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US citizen remanded for cocaine in seasoning
A 25-year-old United States citizen has been remanded to prison after being found with a quantity of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.
Remanded: Kristina Nicola Williams
Yesterday, the woman appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
It is alleged that on April 28, last, Kristina Nicola Williams, had in her possession 9.328 kilograms of cocaine in her possession for the purpose of trafficking.
To the charge the accused pleaded not guilty.
She was represented by defence counsel, James Bond.
In making a bail application, Bond told the court that his client is a US citizen by birth and was the victim of a crime.
He said this is the first time his client had visited Guyana and it was for a sad occasion.
According to Bond, Williams, whose father is Guyanese, and mother a Jamaican, had come for her father’s funeral.
He further went on to state that the accused after attending her father’s funeral was leaving the country when some asked her to carry out bottled seasoning.
However Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit Prosecutor, Oswald Massiah, objected to bail on the grounds that the facts given by the defence differ from his.
According to Massiah, when the accused was caught at the airport, she told investigators that she bought the 20 bottles of seasoning from a supermarket, but could not give the name of the supermarket.
Massiah further stated that contrary to what was stated by the defence, the woman said she came for a brother’s wedding.
Investigations later revealed there was never a brother in the picture and more so, that there was no wedding.
It was also noted that the address, which the accused gave to investigators, turned out to work against her.
Massiah explained to the court that when the accused was taken to the Princes Street address, she could in no way associate herself with the surroundings nor with anyone there.
“My Worship, it was like she was a stranger, no one knew her, she knew no one at the address and she was not even known as a guest there,” Massiah said.
Williams is expected to make her next court appearance on May 8 at the Providence Magistrate’s Court.
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