Woman who tried to smuggle drugs into prison for lover remanded

The lover of a prisoner, who is on remand for murder, was slapped with a possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking charge and made her first appearance in court on Thursday.
Twenty-nine-year-old, Wondika Sandiford appeared before Magistrate Zorina Ally-Seepaul at the Wales Magistrate’s Court, West Bank Demerara (WBD), without an attorney and pled not guilty to the charge.
It was alleged that on Wednesday at about 13:00h, the 29-year-old female visited the Wales Police Station, West Bank Demerara (WBD), where prisoners were being held.
According to the prosecution’s case, the woman approached police officers there and handed a rank a pair of black sneakers requesting that the policeman ensure that her boyfriend, Alexander La Cruz, receives the footwear.
However, during the initial examination of the footwear, the rank became suspicious since the soles of each sneaker appeared out of place.
He then proceeded to examine the items further which led to the discovery of a compressed plastic wrapper with 360 grams of cannabis in the form of leaves, seeds and stem in the inner sole of each sneaker.
The 29-year-old female was immediately notified about the discovery and began to behave in a disorderly manner inside of the police station.
However, the ranks continued with their investigation and weighed the narcotic in her presence before taking her into police custody.
Magistrate Ally-Seepaul remanded the woman to prison. The case will continue on November 14, 2019.