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Women jailed for importing cannabis

Jailed: Desiree Burrows, 21, and Shaniqwa O'Brien, 20, outside Magistrates' Court.

Two women who smuggled almost $30,000 worth of drugs into Bermuda have been jailed for 18 months.Desiree Burrows, 21, and Shaniqwa O'Brien, 20, concealed cannabis resin in their bodies before boarding a chartered flight from Jamaica to Bermuda on January 8.Burrows, of Orchard Lane, Pembroke, and O'Brien, of Butterfield Lane, Southampton, drew suspicion from Customs officers after arriving at LF Wade International Airport.They were arrested separately on suspicion of importing drugs.They were later found to have imported 282 grams of cannabis resin - 141.5 grams each - with a total street value of $28,300.O'Brien later told police she and Burrows had been offered a total of $5,000 by a Bermudian male whom she could not name.The two women were charged with conspiracy to import drugs.Both pleaded guilty before Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner this morning.They were sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, to begin immediately.