Linden woman gets 3 years for cocaine trafficking

A Linden woman was fined and sentenced on Wednesday, after she was found guilty of trafficking cocaine.

Esther Jules, 55, appeared at the Linden Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Clive Nurse and was sentenced to three years in prison, in addition to being fined $18,000.

Facts presented to the court indicate that on May 9, 2016, Jules who resides at Amelia’s Ward, Mackenzie, was found to be in possession of 6 grammes of cocaine, for the purpose of trafficking.

The court heard that upon seeing the Police, Jules dropped the illicit drug.

In his ruling, Magistrate Nurse indicated that the court found that the evidence tendered was credible, before handing down the sentence.