A JAMAICAN hairdresser was on Wednesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on a drug-trafficking charge. 

Akeisha Anderson, 25, pleaded not guilty to the charge that said on February 8 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, East Bank Demerara, she had in her possession 606 grammes of cocaine for the purpose.
Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) Prosecutor, Oswald Massiah told the court that the defendant came to Guyana on January 28 last. He added that on the day in question she was departing Guyana on Flight Jamaica Airlines, OJ152, destined for Jamaica. However, she was observed by a CANU officer acting in a suspicious manner and a subsequent search was carried out on her possessions.
Representing the defendant was attorney-at-law, Mr. Mark Conway. He requested bail in a reasonable sum for Anderson, stating that she is a diabetic.
Bail was however refused, and the matter transferred to the Providence Court for today for report and fixtures.