Another US citizen was yesterday remanded after appearing before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton on a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Tyreca Noble
Twenty-one-year-old Tyreca Noble of 3832 Zoey Lee Drive, Smallville, Georgia was allegedly caught at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri on Wednesday with 1 kilogramme, 818 grammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
The fashion student who was vacationing in Guyana was represented by attorney-at-law Ronald Burch-smith.
The cocaine was reportedly found in the false walls of two suitcases belonging to Noble who was an outgoing passenger on a flight bound for Miami via Barbados.
The matter was transferred to the Providence Magistrate’s Court for August 4.
The previous day, another US citizen, 20-year-old Amirah Mitchel was remanded after cocaine was allegedly found in her suitcase.
These Folks That live abroad has all the opportunity for betterment and a good life.When caught in an act like this, and found guilty , their punishment should be severe.I have no compassion for them.They should not see the light of day for a very long time.They want to be criminals, then PUT THEM WITH CRIMINALS.They are bad example to the younger generation.She just saw a lady got busted the day before, and now she tries this the next day . JAIL.
I agree with you
Another “mule” caught? Another young life ruined! When will our young people learn that it does not pay to dabble with this stuff?
Ms Noble ,i m sorry for u my dear .but i guess u were aware of the consequence of being caught. to all our young poeple out there cocaine is not the way out ,it’s the way in
A part of the human condition is that greed often overpowers reason even in the face of glaring evidence that the authorities are become more adept at detecting these types of crime; thus enhancing the likelihood of detection, prosecution and possibly imprisonment. While my sympathies go out to this young lady for her exercise of bad judgement, I’m compelled to remind her, and other who might be disposed to similar activity, of the Guyanese proverb: “If yuh guh craab dance; yuh muss geh mud”.
I am so disgusted with these young people who have the opportunity for a better and improved life, more than a lot of their peers and keep throwing it away for quick fix(money). Why can’t they open their eyes and see what they are doing to themselves?
I agree 100% they should be sentenced to the full extent of the law if they are guilty. But… what if they were not aware of this stuff being sneaked into their luggage. I’ve heard too often of such cases; including an extra bag turning up for a wheel chair bound old man who knew nothing about this bag. Turned out, of course, this bag was loaded with powder. There is a practice in Guyana of people sneaking cocaine in one’s luggage and, should you not be detected, people turn up at your door overseas saying something belonging to them was accidentally misplaced in your luggage.
Last time I traveled to Guyana I deliberately returned without any luggage because of this problem. Of course, I was the subject of intense search and scrutiny in NY because I had no luggage.
So before we go sending people away for Charlie Manson-like sentences, let us make sure these people were not being used by the real criminals.
It’s quite easy to condemn these young people, referring to them as “criminals”, “mules” etc. but what disgust me the most is the absence of conviction for the major players in this drug trade.
Parading these young souls in the media as evidence of some sort of good policing, is far from amusing.
Proper interrogation of these “mules”, and the subsequent arrest of the “Big Fishes” should be the only formula for boasting of how we are tackling our drug problem.
Am I to understand that after the interception of scores of traffickers in recent memory, the GPF is still unable to arrest any dealer of major significance?……… what a shame!
For me it’s pointless to debate the temptations, false promises, greed, and the like that derails these young people without making a conscious effort to go after the “Powers That Be”. After all, what could drive this young girl to attempt an operation for which another youth her age was busted only the day before?
What’s even more sad is the fact that while these two lives have been destroyed, somewhere out there sits a “fat cat” (maybe a “business man” or even a politician) sipping vodka and contemplating who would be the next sacrificial “mule”.
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I do agree with yiu LoveGT, while I do not support persons dealing with illegal items of any kind, I still think there is a lot more to these crimes than what meets the eye. To solve a problem one should get to the source of it, where did she get the drugs from? She can be used as a contact by investigators in geting to the source, putting her behind bars will not solve this crime, other mules will be sought. Note, this is the second in one week, how many more did they not detect?
I don’t think these young people know how good they have it. There are others who would give a right arm (and maybe a leg too) to get to the U.S. for the chance of a better life. These fast money making schemes are not worth it. Look where you ended up. In a system and a country you know nothing about.
Are you people for real! Why would this girl try to do something so stupid after seeing what happen to the girl the day before. Come on think people. It was not visible to the human eye it’s a possibility that this poor (but stupid) girl did not know what she had in her possession. Remember the drugs were CONCEALED IN THE SEAM OF THE BAG! This is clearly the work of some professional old school dealer that knows how to trick and undermine a young girl. Why don’t you go after the source…you know why because it’s far too easy to take away a dumb and naives girl’s life instead of taken care of the real problem while the Big man keeps his freedom to strike again. Wow that should help us sleep better at night…that will make the world a safer place (lol). Young lady stay strong and God will fix it for you.
It is the responsibility of the traveller to pack his or her own bag.