New Amsterdam woman, daughters, spouse, friends charged with possession of narcotics

Ann Sampson

A New Amsterdam woman, her teenage daughters, her spouse and two of her friends were yesterday charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Ann Sampson, 47, her two daughters Kathyann Sampson, 17, Mayann Thomas, 19, and her husband Joel Thomas all of Lot 14 Smithfield, New Amsterdam along with her two friends Iverene Bourne, 56, of Nicolay Street, New Amsterdam and Paula Hinds, 51, of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam all appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate Court yesterday, where they were charged jointly.

The charge read that on Saturday 8 July, Joel Thomas and the five women had in their possession 7.5 kilogrammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. Thomas pleaded