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17/09/2008
Women Charged After Cocaine 'Found In Wigs'
Two British women who were arrested after cocaine was allegedly found in the wigs they were wearing as they attempted to board a London-bound plane at a Jamaica airport, have been charged.
The cocaine, weighing 5lbs with a value of around £170,000, was apparently stitched into the wigs Tanisha Samuel, 20, and Shereen Mariah Hardy, 17, were wearing.
The two women from the Derby area were detained at Montego Bay airport after a random spot check. Both are due to appear at Montego Bay resident Magistrates Court on Sunday, Jamaican Police have stated. They face charges of possession, dealing and attempting to export cocaine.
The women had been on a holiday in Jamaica for two weeks before they were arrested and detained by British Customs Officers.
The arrests were part of Operation Airbridge, which is joint UK/Jamaican collaboration to catch drugs couriers before they board planes from Jamaica. It was launched in June 2002 by both British and Jamaican governments to catch drugs "mules" before they board planes from Jamaica.
Tony Walker, UK Border Agency Head of Operation Airbridge, said: "Thee dedication of the UK and Jamaican drugs detection officers has prevented deadly Class A drugs from entering the UK.
"The Airbridge Operation is delivering real results in this and other cases by helping to protect both countries from the violence and corruption that always accompanies the trade in illegal drugs."
(JM)
The cocaine, weighing 5lbs with a value of around £170,000, was apparently stitched into the wigs Tanisha Samuel, 20, and Shereen Mariah Hardy, 17, were wearing.
The two women from the Derby area were detained at Montego Bay airport after a random spot check. Both are due to appear at Montego Bay resident Magistrates Court on Sunday, Jamaican Police have stated. They face charges of possession, dealing and attempting to export cocaine.
The women had been on a holiday in Jamaica for two weeks before they were arrested and detained by British Customs Officers.
The arrests were part of Operation Airbridge, which is joint UK/Jamaican collaboration to catch drugs couriers before they board planes from Jamaica. It was launched in June 2002 by both British and Jamaican governments to catch drugs "mules" before they board planes from Jamaica.
Tony Walker, UK Border Agency Head of Operation Airbridge, said: "Thee dedication of the UK and Jamaican drugs detection officers has prevented deadly Class A drugs from entering the UK.
"The Airbridge Operation is delivering real results in this and other cases by helping to protect both countries from the violence and corruption that always accompanies the trade in illegal drugs."
(JM)
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Two British women who were arrested after cocaine was bizarrely found concealed under their wigs have been sentenced to one year's detention in prison by a Jamaican judge. Tanisha Samuel, 20, and Shereen Mariah Hardy, 17, from Derby were held at Montego Bay airport, as they attempted to board a London-bound plane.
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Two British women who were arrested after cocaine was bizarrely found concealed under their wigs have been sentenced to one year's detention in prison by a Jamaican judge. Tanisha Samuel, 20, and Shereen Mariah Hardy, 17, from Derby were held at Montego Bay airport, as they attempted to board a London-bound plane.
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