Cookbook cocaine trafficker gets four years
A twenty-eight-year-old man who was found with a quantity of cocaine concealed in the covers of a cookbook and a photo album in his suitcase at the Timehri airport was jailed for four years and ordered to pay a fine of $3M when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.
Orlando Humphrey pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking when he appeared at the George-town Magistrate’s Court.
It was reported that on October 23 at the airport Humphrey was an outgoing passenger on a Caribbean Airlines flight to Barbados when custom officers observ-ed him acting in a suspicious manner. Humphrey was stopped by the officers, questioned and a search was conducted on him and his luggage which had already been checked-in. While the officers were checking the contents of the suitcase a quantity of suspected cocaine was found concealed in the covers of one photo album, one cookbook, one book folder and in the pockets of a computer case.
Humphrey was then arrested and taken to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, Eve Leary where the substance found was identified as 3.4 kilogrammes of cocaine. Humphrey was told of the offence by police officers, charged and placed before the court.
However Humphrey stated that on the day in question his ‘friends’ had put his luggage and handbag (the computer case containing the cookbook and album along with other paper documents) into the car that was taking him to the airport. He stated that the ‘friends’ told him that the books could not fit properly into the handbag and proceeded to put them into the suitcase. Humphrey later stated that after he had checked in at the airport and was awaiting his departure flight, he and another man were called upon by the customs officers to go into a checkroom at the airport where a search was conducted on them and their luggage and narcotics was discovered in the books in his suitcase.
“Your worship I was not aware that these things (cocaine) were in my possession, cause deh (his ‘friends’) told me that I am going to Barbados on a fashion weekend.”
Humphrey noted that the said ‘friends also instructed him to hand over the bag with the book to a man when he had gotten to Barbados.
“All I want is fuh dem (his ‘friends’) fuh get punish fuh de act deh commit against me,” said Humphrey.
The magistrate then ordered Humphrey to pay the fine and sentenced him to four years imprisonment.
Oh Boy, thats harsh, 4 years? and 3m fine? In these hard times, whats wrong with these magistrates?? Have they no heart sometimes…..a 2 years would have been good enough.
harsh, yes,
but think of the number of lives that cocaine could have destroyed…
…… humphrey !…… de fall guy ,, the drug dealers set him up to take the fall while many more mules on the same flight ,, was allowed to get past the screen created with the apprehension of humphrey ,,,,, it’s an old scene ,, after having found the coaine on / in his belongings,, and not to delay the flight by making a general “sweep” of all on board ,, or to board this flight ,, they should have telephoned the authorities to where the flight was to make it’s first landing after departure from GY ,, and to subsequent stops ,,
it is not enough to make one “find” and then decide that there is only 1 mule on board the flight !,,,, the worn out theory used to tell of those arrested ,, by CANU… that they were “observed acting in a suspicious manner ” is flawed ,, where did CANU ,, qualify ,, as experts ,, of human behavior to determine whose actions determine their guilt ????????????????????
You are so right, the custom narcotic squad all seeing some suspicious person all is a trick one go down and thousands go through so sad .Next thing 4 years the find people with guns and the go free.?????
Has this “petit mule” provided the name(s) of the friend(s) who gave him the cocaine? It may help our law enforcement to determine who’s running the business.
How does your headline [‘Fashion weekend’ turns into nightmare] directly relate to the story about a drug mule/dealer? SN is as pitiful as the american media! Even in quotes, your headline suggests a direct effect on Fashion Week & that is disingenuous.
u rite
de stupidy headline fool me when i see it
In these times I still can not believe that people are so stupid as to not know what are the contents of their luggage when travelling! For this guy’s stupidity-let him pay the penalty!
Is you friend, is you friend, is you friend (old song)
Then behind dem su-su pun you (R.N.Marley)
pure stupidity for not knowing the contents of your suitcase, and how things are going now in guyana, to all bloggers i say this, DO NOT ACCEPT ANY PARCELS to bring to north america for any body PERIOD, another thing is i think the headlines for this paricular article is misleading.
Mr. Orlando Humphrey, I’m afraid to tell you that there has been a slight change in your travel plans – the location of your Fashion weekend has moved from Barbados to the upscale and well kept CAMP Street Prison. You will be staying there, RENT FREE, for the next four years at which time you will given the opportunity to entertain your guests with your cooking and photography skills.
…… the drug dealers who set him up as the screen ,, snitched on him to CANU,, thus making them the a – hole,, while they r busy with humphrey ,, the other mules in the pack ,, get to go free ,, with their cargo,,,,,, to allow 50 — 100lbs of cocaine to get past these qualified ,, genuises it’s a small price to pay ,,,,,,,
have u noticed that it’s always a “suspicious behavior” that allows then to make a sucessful arrest ! ,, finding no more than 2 — 3 kilos ????????
Misleading headline indeed. Eh, eh, so the books couldn’t fit in the handbag properly, eh? Who u fooling Humphrey? Leh they roll out d red carpet fuh u at Camp Street now. Picture yourself on d catwalk in there..strut yuh stuff!
lol, this is so humorous.