A 48-year-old Canadian woman has been remanded in custody after authorities seized more than 67 pounds of cannabis from her luggage at the airport.
Roselynee Crisostomo was intercepted by officers after arriving on Air Canada flight AC1832 from Toronto on 10 March during a joint drug interdiction operation involving the Narcotics Department, Special Services Unit, K-9 Unit and Customs Enforcement Unit.
Officials said 61 vacuum-sealed packages of cannabis were discovered inside two suitcases. The drugs are estimated to have a street value of about EC$536,000.
Crisostomo has been charged with drug trafficking, importation of cannabis, possession of cannabis, possession with intent to transfer, and being concerned in the supply of cannabis.
When she appeared before Chief Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel on Thursday, prosecutors argued successfully that she should be denied bail.
The court ruled that she posed a flight risk as she has no known ties to Antigua and Barbuda.
She was remanded into custody and is due to return to court on 13 May 2026.
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It will be interesting to see how this case turns out.
The last guy, was charged a mere $1,000.00, although I am hoping that was a typo, I will be following this story.
The law certainly must take its course. I maintain and this is my gut feeling, that this lady is only a drug mule, incentivised and paid to do a job. We should be equally as concerned about the sender of the drug and the person locally that she was taking it too. Only God knows if those persons would ever be known.