BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – PIA NISBETT, the young woman of Spooner’s Village, Cayon who was nabbed at the RLB International Airport with a quantity of cocaine hidden in her underwear, was sentenced to serve 18 months at Her Majesty’s Prison.
According to a police release, Nisbett had appeared earlier this week in the Basseterre Magistrate’s Court charged with importation of cocaine, posse4ssion of cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to supply.
She pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced 18 months imprisonment with hard labour on the importation charge, but did not receive any penalty for the other charges.
SKNVibes understood that on the evening of Sunday, May 1, 2016, Nisbett was among three women who had returned to the Federation aboard a flight from neighbouring Antigua.
This media house had learnt that as a result of an intelligence-led operation, a search of the women’s person and their luggage was conducted and a quantity of white powdery substance was discovered in the underwear Nisbett was sporting at the time.
Consequently, she was taken into custody and the police subsequently confirmed that the substance was cocaine, which weighed .25 kilograms, with a street value of just under EC$23,000.
At that time, a police release had stated that three additional charges were preferred against her by Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise Department. Those charges were possession of a concealed good – cocaine, signing a false declaration and making a false statement or declaration.
However, no mention was made about these additional charges in the police press release received today (May 4).
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