| Nakiea Slade, an American citizen held at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri,Cheap NFL Jerseys, for the possession of narcotics, was yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment after she pleaded guilty to the offence.The woman was asked if she knew that the maximum penalty for the offence was five years and that she would have to stand the consequences of the offence. She replied in the affirmative and proceeded to face her fate.Slade appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell to answer to the charges. The 30-year-old, who the court was told resides at 324 Howard Avenue,Cheap Jerseys Paypal, Brooklyn, New York,Cheap NFL Jerseys, was trying to leave Guyana aboard a plane back to her homeland via Trinidad when the drug contents were discovered after a routine scan of her luggage was conducted.According to Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) prosecutor, Oswald Massiah, on October 5, Slade had in her possession 2 kg of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The court was told that Slade entered Guyana on September 27 under the pretext that she was on vacation. Those present were told that the woman took up residence at the Tourist Villa Hotel located in Subryanville where she stayed for four days. She was later taken to another hotel, the Hicks Ville Inn located in the Ruimvelt area where she spent no more than two days.Slade, the prosecutor stated, had a bag and a suitcase on arrival at the airport. She checked them in, and they were then scanned by CANU officers on duty. Through the scanner, according to the prosecutor, the ranks noticed something unusual in the bag. This, he said prompted a search of the bag in the presence of the woman. The court was made to understand that on doing so, three pairs of ladies’ shoes were found. The officers found the weight of the shoes to be unusual and therefore used a measurement to determine the actual weight of the shoe.As officers expected,Cheap NHL Jerseys Online, the mass of the shoes did not seem realistic which resulted in the lawmen piercing the bottom of one of the shoes. It was revealed to the court that the officers in the presence of the woman noticed a whitish powder, which was suspected to be cocaine, pouring out of the sole of the shoe.A search was made on seven more pairs of shoes that the woman had in the suitcase, by the same process as described by the drug prosecutor. In the woman’s presence, the same whitish powdery substance appeared.In all, the court was told, the woman had in her possession ten pairs of shoes – seven pairs with 1.46 kg of the drug and the three pairs with 534 grams, which was identified after the woman was cautioned and taken to the CANU headquarters where a complete extraction of the shoes were done. The court was told that the drugs may have cost US$46,000 but the real street value of the narcotic was not determined.Prosecutor Massiah said that in an attempt by CANU officers to determine why the woman had committed the act, the officers were told that she came to Guyana on vacation to visit someone she had been communicating with electronically. She said she was taken to a store in Georgetown to purchase some shoes which she said she tried on.The court heard that when Slade got back to her place of boarding, someone took away the same shoes the drugs were found in, and they were subsequently returned to her. The name of that individual was not mentioned.Slade told the police she later placed the shoes in her suitcase and prepared herself to return to her homeland. Massiah told the court that the woman attempted to describe persons whom she may have dealt with during the period of her stay in Guyana, but the evidence fell short of relevant information and therefore no other persons were held. The woman was arrested and charged for the crime.Magistrate Lovell gave the woman a chance to say something for herself where she told the court that she was sorry about the whole event and it would never happen again.The woman said she just wanted to do her time (in prison) and go home to her children. She said “I was told that I would be coming to Guyana on vacation and the substance was found in my bag so I take responsibility for it. I am responsible.” The convicted felon reiterated. Slade had never been to Guyana.Magistrate Lovell then handed down the four-year sentence telling the woman that she considered the seriousness of the offence,Soccer Jerseys China, and that she said did not waste the court’s time. The court further ordered the woman to pay a fine of $300,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,000 with an alternative of six months imprisonment. |
