BARBADOS POLICE CHARGE FEMALE JAMAICAN FOR DRUG OFFENCES
Elain Joy Robinson, 29 year old Jamaican national was arrested and charged on the 2013-02-23, that she on 2013-02-22 committed the following offences while at the G.A.I.A.:
a. possession a controlled drug, to whit, cannabis.
b. possession with intent to supply.
c. trafficking.
d. Importation.
{Personal File Image} Robinson arrived on the island from Jamaica. She was interviewed by police and taken to Customs. While searching her suitcase, a brown box was discovered containing 28 tins of Jamaican ackee, were discovered. A check of the tins revealed that each contained cannabis, total weight 28 pounds.
On the 23rd February 2013, she appeared at the District A Magistrate Court and was remanded, and the matters transferred to the District B Magistrate Court to be heard on the 27 February 2013.
- David Welch | Insp.
Public Relations Officer