A 25-year-old United States citizen has been remanded to prison after being found with a quantity of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.Remanded: Kristina Nicola WilliamsYesterday, the woman appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.It is alleged that on April 28, last, Kristina Nicola Williams,
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jerseys nfl wholesale, objected to bail on the grounds that the facts given by the defence differ from his.According to Massiah, when the accused was caught at the airport, she told investigators that she bought the 20 bottles of seasoning from a supermarket, but could not give the name of the supermarket.Massiah further stated that contrary to what was stated by the defence,
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