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  • February 14, 2025
CJIA aviation security officer sentenced to three years for cocaine trafficking and fined .2 million

CJIA aviation security officer sentenced to three years for cocaine trafficking and fined $3.2 million

-alleged accomplice taken into pre-trial detention

A 29-year-old aviation security officer was jailed for three years after admitting cocaine trafficking, while her alleged accomplice was remanded to prison.

The cocaine in question

Keesha Greene, of Lot 5 Grant Road, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara (EBD), appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Courts on Friday where she pleaded guilty to possessing 2,152 kilos of cocaine for the purpose of trade .

In addition to the prison sentence, Magistrate Fortune imposed a fine of $3,228,000.

The drugs were discovered strapped to her body during a routine search conducted by officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) in Timehri, EBD, on December 5, 2024.

Keesha Greene

Follow-up investigation led to the arrest of Shaquille Thompson, a 28-year-old Airport Security Officer, also of Lot 5 Grant Road, Soesdyke.

CANU officers discovered a further 2,134 kilograms of cocaine allegedly linked to him, bringing the total quantity seized to 4,286 kilograms.

Thompson pleaded not guilty to the charge when he appeared before Magistrate Fortune and was refused bail. His case has been postponed until January 8, 2025.
CANU has confirmed that investigations are ongoing as authorities attempt to unravel the network behind this drug operation.