Jamaican woman held at JFK airport with over $5 million worth of Cocaine
A Jamaican woman has been caught attempting to smuggle over five million dollars worth of cocaine into New York via her luggage at the JFK international airport.
According to the Daily Mail, Chevelle Rusheen Nesbeth hid 2.5 pounds of the drug in the metal poles of multiple suitcases before flying from Jamaica’s Montego Bay to New York’s Kennedy Airport, according to a charge sheet.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Nesbeth was detained after a spot-check of luggage at arrivals on Tuesday.
Inspectors felt that each of her cases had one unusually dense handle.
Nesbeth was escorted to a private search room where officers discovered a white powdery substance in the hand rails which tested positive for cocaine.
The cocaine wass valued at US $45,000 which translates to over JMD $5 million.
Source: Daily Mail
Wow. How Did She Get Past The ionscan At The Jamaican airport?
I think sometimes Jamaica would rather she be in jail in the U.S. than in Jamaica. At least the U.S. will have to feed and house her for however many years she gets in jail. Plus, it sends a big message to other who Jamaicans would think of doing the same thing. You will be in jail in a foreign country away from your friends and family for a long time. I know Jamaican prisons are probably worse in terms of living conditions but U.S. jails are no picnic either. And after your sentence you get deported back to Jamaica and you are barred from entering the U.S. for at least 15 to 20 years – on top of the time you’ve served in a U.S. prison. Sad, very sad. I remember coming back from a trip to MoBay many years ago when the flight attendant asked me if I wanted dinner I said no. I don’t like to eat on planes (I don’t like airline food and I hate going into those filthy little bathrooms). She gave me a very strange look and stared at me for an extra few seconds. I realized later that she thought that I might have swallowed drugs and that’s why I didn’t want anything to eat. It kinda freaked me because I thought they may have been watching/monitoring me during the flight. I sat quietly in my seat the rest of the way home and I didn’t get any extra attention when we landed. But they think that Jamaican and American women are the ones who are transporting the drugs into the U.S. from Jamaica.
Ruth Peterson, who says you are allowed back in the U.S. After you have been deported? Not sure if that info is correct