ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Mar 13, CMC – A 48-year-old Canadian national has been remanded into custody until May 13, after she was charged with importing and trafficking more than half a million dollars (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) worth of drugs into the country.
Roselynee Crisostomo appeared before Chief Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel on Thursday and was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison after she was deemed a flight risk on the basis that she has no ties to Antigua and Barbuda.
Police said that Crisostomo had arrived at the V.C Bird International Airport on March 10 and following a search of her suitcases 61 vacuum-sealed packages containing the marijuana were found.
The packages were seized and the accused was taken into custody. The drug had a street value estimated at EC$536,000.
She faces five charges arising from the incident: possession of 67 pounds of cannabis; possession of cannabis with Intent to transfer; being concerned in the supplying of cannabis; drug trafficking; and importation of cannabis.
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