Woman jailed for 3 years, 9 months for trafficking 6.7kg
Tiffani Collison, the mother of one who was implicated for attempting to ship four hammocks laced with cocaine to the United States of America, was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison, after being found guilty of drug trafficking. She was also slapped with an $18.2 million fine for her crime.
Tiffani Collison, left, and the four hammocks laced with 6.742kg of cocaine
The sentence was handed down by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Thursday, who found that the prosecution provided enough evidence against the accused. According to the facts of the matter, Collison tried to traffic 6.742 kilograms of cocaine to the US on September 20, 2017, under her mother’s identity via DHL Shipping service.
Police said the 26-year-old mother from Guyhoc Park, Georgetown, posted a box containing the cocaine-laced hammocks at DHL Express in Alberttown, Georgetown. Her plan was however foiled after the narcotics were discovered by a CANU rank at the Eugene F Correia International Airport, at Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
As such, a wanted bulletin was issued for Collison, who subsequently surrendered to CANU with her attorney. Collison was represented by Attorney Stanley Moore. (Shemuel Fanfair)
