A 34-year-old chef who was nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) with 89 cocaine pellets in his stomach was on Monday jailed.
Hosanna Moses, of Lot 35 Fourth Street, Kingston, Georgetown, was jailed when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Moses admitted that between November 14 and 16, 2018 at the Georgetown Public Hospital, he had in his possession 888 grams of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
The prosecution’s case, presented by Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore, stated that Moses was an outgoing passenger on a Surinam Airways flight destined for Miami. However, ranks from the narcotics branch attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), intercepted him after he was acting in a suspicious manner.
A subsequent search was conducted on his person and suitcase, but nothing illegal was found. However, after being further questioned he confessed to swallowing a quantity of cocaine pellets. A later X-ray conducted at the Georgetown Public Hospital, showed the cocaine pellets in Moses’ stomach.
His attorney in a plea of mitigation told the court that his client fully cooperated with the Police in the investigations, while further stating that he is the sole bread winner of his family. Moses admitted that it was his negligence that caused him to commit the act.
Magistrate Latchman jailed the father of one for four years and also imposed a G$1.8 million fine.
