Teen sentenced to 3 years for 119 cocaine pellets

A nineteen-year-old who was busted with 119 cocaine pellets in her stomach was today sentenced to three years in prison. She was also fined $1.4 million.

The woman, Anisha Hardy appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and confessed to the crime. Hardy, a resident of South Ruimveldt confessed that on July 6 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport she trafficked 702 grams of cocaine. The young woman was unrepresented at the time of her sentence.

Konyo Sandiford, Customs Anti Narcotics Unit Prosecutor told the court that Hardy an outgoing passenger to New York was stopped by a female CANU officer acted on information that the young woman had ingested cocaine.

Hardy was taken to a City  Hospital where an x-ray showed the foreign objects in her stomach. Sandiford said within three days the teenager had excreted 119 pellets. She named the persons who recruited and gave her the drugs. The authorities are now in search of those persons.

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (Canu), has issued wanted bulletins for two East Coast Demerara men

This newscast understands that the men were fingered in a recent bust of a drug mule and the later discovery of a number of cocaine pellets at an east coast Demerara location.

 The wanted men are Kelvien  Sauers aka John, LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: Lot 327 Fourth Street Success, East Coast Demerara and Mark Sauers, his last known address given as  Lot 1 Ogle East Coast Demerara & Second Street Lilendaal, Georgetown.

The  Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) said anyone knowing the whereabouts of the men are kindly asked to make contact with CANU HQ –at  227-3507, 226-0431.

A 43-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to 24 months in jail by Magistrate Judy Latchman for the offence of break and enter with larceny

The man was caught on the victim’s bed fast asleep with her mother sneakers on his feet. Paul Narine, 43 admitted that between July 6 and July 8 at Ketley Street, Charlestown he broke into the house of Onika Sanford and stole $70,000 worth in items. He was sentenced to 24 months jail.
Iswan Singh, 32 was also jointly charged with the offence and he pleaded not guilty to the charge. He was released on $70,000 bail and the matter is adjourned until July 30.

There are reports that on the days in question, Narine broke into the home and stole the items. He then handed it over to Singh.
It is alleged that Narine remained in the woman’s home and slept on her bed.
On July 8 the woman returned to her home and found a foul smell eliminating from the house.
Upon checking the home the woman found Narine fast asleep in her bed with her mother’s sneakers on his feet.

Repeat offender jailed for 50 months after he pleaded guilty to robbery charge

The 29-year-old man, Kevin Persaud admitted that on July 6 at Brickdam he robbed Ryan Barry of one cell phone valued $ 5000 and a silver chain valued $1,000.

On Monday he pleaded guilty to the charge of robbery and was sentenced to 50 months jail by Magistrate Judy Latchman.

Police prosecutor Quinn Harris told the court that on the day in question the victim was seated in the front seat of a minibus when Persaud passed and snatched the items.
The Magistrate in her ruling, told Persaud that he is a repeat offender, that he is too frequent in the courts and as such will be sentenced him to 50 months jail.

Man bolts after dropping off footwear packed with weed and cigarettes at the prison. More weed found in jailhouse next to a pig pen

Four packs of cigarettes and 108 grams of suspected marijuana were found in footwear brought to the Lusignan jailhouse for a prisoner.
Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels said the suspect came to the Lusignan Prison on Sunday afternoon to drop off clothing for a prisoner to attend court today. It was while the suspect was at the Lusignan checkpoint to deliver the court clothes and footwear that the items were placed on the table for the booking to take place. The ranks observed that the footwear appeared to look “funny”. The Director said when these bookings are being
done, the person would normally have to produce some form of identification.
The suspect, upon realising that something was wrong, took off running with his ID Card. The officer was able to observe his physical description and will provide same to the police, the Director said.
 Meanwhile, more weed was found in the Lusignan Prisons on Sunday afternoon, this time next to a pig pen.
Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels said Lusignan Prison ranks were conducting security checks around 9:30 hours on July 8, 2018, when they observed a black bag in a drain next to the pig pen.
The bag was opened and searched and suspected marijuana, lighters and other items were found.

19-year-old drug mule busted with over 40 cocaine pellets in her stomach. In a related search three more persons were also arrested and 297 suspected cocaine-filled pellets were seized.

The 19-year old was an outgoing passenger on Flight BW 526 destined for JFK International Airport.
She was arrested by CANU ranks and escorted to a City hospital where she excreted 44 pellets that were suspected to contain cocaine, a release for CANU said. According to CANU, the woman remains
 hospitalized and under observation.
 Meanwhile, CANU said the interdiction then led to a CANU Operation at a location on the East Coast of Demerara last evening, where some 279 suspected cocaine-filled pellets were seized. Three persons were arrested, while Two suspects remain at large.

Four arrested following a shootout with the Police in Berbice.

The incident occurred at #1 Corentyne Berbice this afternoon. Residents say the men were shooting at the police from a vehicle during a high-speed chase, but the driver lost control of the vehicle after he turned off the Corentyne road into Number 1 First Street. The vehicle ended in a canal.
As the police cornered the men residents said it appeared that the men threw away the weapons and surrendered to the police.
A relative of two of the suspects arrested said the men are from Angoys  Avenue in New Amsterdam.   This newscast understands that the Police got word that the men were about to commit a robbery on the Corentyne and gave chase behind the vehicle.
The Police removed the car from the canal which is currently impounded. Residents said the Police came back to the scene in the area with backup ranks in search of the weapons, but up to late this evening, the guns were not found.

Three years in jail for the cosmetologist busted with over 1 pound of cocaine stashed in her vagina and stomach

The  37-year-old drug mule pleaded guilty to the drug trafficking charge when she appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. 
Natasha Blair, a cosmetologist of Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara was busted with 532 grams of cocaine which was discovered following an x-ray. The drugs were found in her stomach and pelvic area.
She was given laxatives and she excreted 32 cocaine pellets which amounted to 322 grams and another 210 grams were taken from her vaginal area.
Customs Anti-narcotics Unit Prosecutor Koyo Sandiford disclosed that on July 2, Blair was an outgoing passenger on a Caribbean Airlines flight destined for JFK International Airport. She was at the time traveling with her 11-month old baby. She was apprehended by a CANU officer after he suspected her to be a drug mule.
Under caution from the Police, Blair told ranks that she smuggled the drugs because she needed money for herself and her child.
The Chief Magistrate after considering Blair’s early guilty plea, sentenced her to three years jail along with $1.1M dollar fine.
 CANU issued a  wanted bulletin for her child’s father Sherwin Stoby also known as KONG. His last address is given as 87 Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown Guyana. CANU said anyone knowing his whereabouts are asked to contact CANU at 227-3507.