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ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Mar 29 2016 – A Jamaican woman is currently in police custody, assisting them in their investigations, following a drug bust at the airport over the weekend.
Ingrid Gouldbourne, 28, of Windward Road, Kingston, Jamaica was arrested and taken into custody, after police sniffer dogs detected almost 50 pounds of Cannabis inside her suitcase. The dog detected the Class “B” Drugs, during a regular routine search carried out by the Police K-9 Unit at the V. C. Bird International Airport on Monday.
Ms. Gouldbourne and the suitcase bearing her name was pulled offline by the police and searched. A search on the suitcase turned up 12 wrapped packages of Cannabis, weighing 49 ¾lbs, concealed among several pieces of clothing. The woman arrived on the island aboard the Caribbean Airlines Flight #459 from Jamaica on Monday. The drugs were seized, and she was taken into custody, where she will be charged for a number of drugs related offences. The drugs carry an estimated street value of $199,000. She will make her first appearance before the court on Wednesday.
