American woman who ingested cocaine pellets jailed

An American woman, who ingested cocaine pellets to smuggle them to the US, was yesterday sentenced to three years imprisonment after a guilty plea.

Viola Nury Pantaleon, 25, admitted to ingesting a total of 176 grammes of cocaine when she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where Magistrate Sueanna Lovell instituted the custodial sentence and imposed a $50,000 fine.

The remorseful mother of four told the magistrate that she was sorry for her mistake and explained that she wanted to