Wednesday, 17 September 2008

Tanisha Samuel, 20, and Shereen Mariah Hardy, 17, were held as a spot check at Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay

Tanisha Samuel, 20, and Shereen Mariah Hardy, 17, were held as a spot check at Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, uncovered 2.3kg of the drug.The pair, unemployed and from the Derby area, are set to appear before Montego Bay Resident Magistrates' Court.HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said the drugs, weighing around 2.3kg and with a value of around £170,000, were apparently found stitched into the hair pieces.A JCF spokeswoman said the pair, both unemployed and from the Derby area, were charged with possession, dealing and attempting to export cocaine, and will appear at Montego Bay Resident Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.They had been on holiday in Jamaica for two weeks before their arrest, and have allegedly told police they were to be paid £4,000 for smuggling drugs into the UK, an HMRC spokeswoman said.

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