Canadian court jails Haitian for smuggling cocaine from Guyana

A Haitian woman, who was caught transporting cocaine from Guyana to Canada in 2008, was recently sentenced to 37 months in jail in Canada.

Stephanie Remarais, 24, will also spend an additional 85 days in jail for failing to appear for a pre-sentencing report.

According to the decision by Judge J Leising, which was released on Monday, in August last year Remarais was convicted by a jury of importing cocaine into Canada. Some 824.8 grammes of cocaine were found hidden in