Mother, daughter slapped with narco-trafficking charge
CJIA cocaine bust
Nineteen-year-old Rachael Narine and her mother, Kavita Persaud, who were nabbed by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) at the Cheddi Jagan Intentional Airport with almost six pounds of cocaine concealed in the teen’s purse, were on Friday arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on a joint charge of trafficking narcotics.
Rachael Narine (right) and her mother, Kavita Persaud
According to the Prosecution’s case, on February 14, 2018 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), the defendants — of Annandale, East Coast Demerara — attempted to traffic 2.6660kg of cocaine.
Both women have denied the charge before the Chief Magistrate.
CANU Prosecutor Konyo Sandiford told the Chief Magistrate that Narine was an outgoing passenger heading to the United States when her handbag was searched and the substance was discovered. The teen was accompanied by Persaud, who was also apprehended for questioning. Sandiford informed the court that both women confessed to the crime.
The women were remanded until February 22.
