THE trial of Vanessa Harper, charged with being in possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, continued before Principal Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Providence Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2019.

Harper, a hairdresser of Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, is accused of having on Friday, May 15, 2018, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, 5.567 kg of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. Harper was, at the time, an outgoing passenger on a flight to New York.

The court was told that Ms. Harper was found carrying the drug in two suitcases, when she was searched by members of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit of the Guyana Revenue Authority.

At Wednesday’s hearing, Ms. Harper was subjected to further cross-examination by CANU Prosecutor Konya Sandiford and to redirect examination by her attorney Dexter Todd.
Ms. Harper appeared at times to be remorseful and at one point during the cross examination started shedding tears as she struggled to answer questions posed to her by prosecutor Konyo Sandiford.

The prosecution is expected to call another witness to testify when the trial resumes on May, 16, 2019.