A pregnant woman who was caught with a quantity of cocaine in her bag strap and a sanitary pad at the Cheddi
Patrima Isaacs was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for trafficking narcotics
Jagan International Airport on July 3, 2016, will spend the next three years behind bars, after she pleaded guilty during an appearance before Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday.
The charge stated that on July 3, Patrima Isaacs, 26, was an outgoing passenger on Caribbean Airlines flight BW 526, destined for the John F Kennedy (JFK) Airport, in New York, when she was found to be in possession of 698 grams of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
The facts of the matter stated that on the day in question, the defendant was stopped at the scanning area at the airport where she was searched.
Upon inspection, it was observed by the officers that the defendant’s carryon bag strap seemed bulky. When it was checked, the substance was found.
A further search was carried out and a plastic parcel was found tapped on the defendant’s abdomen in the form of sanitary pads suspected to conceal the cocaine.
She was taken to the CID Headquarters where she was told of the offence and arrested.
When given a chance to speak, the defendant, who is pregnant, expressed remorse for her actions. She was jailed for three years and fined $1.8 million; the estimated street value of the drugs.
