Cocaine in suitcase handles accused told cops she knew what was in luggag

The 14-year-old, in whose suitcase handles police found cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport (CJIA), Timehri yesterday testified that accused Cora Towler had admitted that she had full knowledge of what was in the luggage.

Towler is on trial alongside Ian Griffith for the alleged possession of 1.004 kilogrammes cocaine for trafficking.

On August 26, while waiting for his flight to New York, the teen was held at CJIA by ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch, who uncovered the cocaine in the handles of his suitcase.

The 14-year-old took the witness stand in a city court yesterday and he was guided in presenting his evidence by Police Prosecutor Bharat Mangru.