Haslington woman busted with cocaine in biscuit packets remanded to prison

– Essequibo man arrested for attempting to smuggle finches for cocaine mule

Unique Sunshine London, 59, of Haslington, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Friday remanded to prison after she was caught trying to smuggle a large quantity of cocaine through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.
She appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond Magistrates’ Courts and pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that on September 14 at the CJIA, she had in her possession 11.188 kilograms of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

As such, she was remanded to prison until November 11, 2022.
It was reported that on the day in question, London was an outgoing passenger destined for the John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York when she was intercepted with a large quantity of cocaine in her carry-on luggage.
She was escorted to the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Headquarters where the illegal substance was weighed and amounted to 11.188kg with a street value of $12.3 million locally, had it landed in the US, it would have been worth US$336,000 ($73 million).
Meanwhile, during the investigation, a male passenger was found attempting to smuggle six finches (birds) concealed in hair rollers.
Dhanraj Deochand, of Perseverance, Essequibo Coast told CANU ranks that London had asked him to check in the luggage for her. An investigation is underway. Guyana Times understands that London and Deochand are known to each other and on the day in question, they were not travelling together but were on the same flight.
Deochand reportedly assisted London with her luggage at the check-in counter. An investigation into that matter is ongoing.
CANU wishes to remind the public that the trafficking of narcotics is illegal and care should be taken in examining packages when asked by others to transport them.