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01-29-08, - 09:39 AM
By ARTESIA DAVIS,Guardian Senior Reporter,artesia@nasguard.com
A woman passenger asked a security guard if her birthday cake had to be X-rayed just before a kilo of cocaine was found hidden in it, a court heard yesterday.
Andrew Sweeting, a security guard at the Grand Bahama International Airport, said he inspected the travel documents for Lakell Perpall and Chrishenda Bain on August 24, 2006. Perpall and Bain, who are both 20, are on trial for cocaine possession with intent to supply and conspiracy to export cocaine.
He said he held Perpall's cake box while she completed her customs form. He recalled Perpall asking him if the cake had to be x-rayed. When he confirmed that it would be screened, she allegedly suggested that the "radiation" would damage the cake.
Sgt. 2107 Gregory Lockhart told the court that security screener Sophia Clarke called him to the scanning machine. Lockhart said the cake was placed on the belt and while viewing the monitor he saw a square package. As a result, Lockhart opened the box and attempted to cut the cake. He said the knife would not penetrate. He found the kilo package upon closer examination.
Lockhart told the court that he arrested and cautioned both women. Perpall allegedly told him that a male friend asked her to take the cake to Florida and that another man, whom she did not know, was supposed to collect it from her.
The case continues before Magistrate Susan Charles-Sylvester on May 19.
A woman passenger asked a security guard if her birthday cake had to be X-rayed just before a kilo of cocaine was found hidden in it, a court heard yesterday.
Andrew Sweeting, a security guard at the Grand Bahama International Airport, said he inspected the travel documents for Lakell Perpall and Chrishenda Bain on August 24, 2006. Perpall and Bain, who are both 20, are on trial for cocaine possession with intent to supply and conspiracy to export cocaine.
He said he held Perpall's cake box while she completed her customs form. He recalled Perpall asking him if the cake had to be x-rayed. When he confirmed that it would be screened, she allegedly suggested that the "radiation" would damage the cake.
Sgt. 2107 Gregory Lockhart told the court that security screener Sophia Clarke called him to the scanning machine. Lockhart said the cake was placed on the belt and while viewing the monitor he saw a square package. As a result, Lockhart opened the box and attempted to cut the cake. He said the knife would not penetrate. He found the kilo package upon closer examination.
Lockhart told the court that he arrested and cautioned both women. Perpall allegedly told him that a male friend asked her to take the cake to Florida and that another man, whom she did not know, was supposed to collect it from her.
The case continues before Magistrate Susan Charles-Sylvester on May 19.