Hairdresser charged for allegedly smuggling $3m into Jamaica
Published:Monday | December 11, 2023 | 3:32 PM
A hairdresser is set to appear before the Corporate Area Criminal Court after several charges were laid against her in relation to the seizure of over $3 million at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday.
She is 44-year-old Nicole Smith of Dennis Avenue, Kingston.
She was charged with the offences of cross border movement of cash, bringing criminal property into the island of Jamaica, concealing criminal property, conspiring to conceal criminal property and possession of criminal property.
It is reported that about 8:00 p.m., Smith arrived on the island via a British Airways flight.
During security screening, her luggage was searched and undeclared cash totalling $3,068,951.95 was discovered concealed inside her suitcase.
Smith failed to give a satisfactory account of the money and as a result, she was taken into custody for breaches of the Proceeds of Crime Act.
On Sunday, Smith was interviewed in the presence of her attorney and later charged.
She is to appear before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on January 10, 2024, to answer to the charges.
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