Tuesday 26 February 2008

Fiona White tried to traffic 14kg of the drug through Gatwick airport

Fiona White, of Cronin Street, Peckham, tried to traffic 14kg of the drug through Gatwick airport on December 20.White has been jailed for nine years for trying to smuggle nearly £600,000 worth of cocaine mixed in chicken spices through airport customs.Customs officials say the class-A drugs have a street value of £572,000.The 33-year-old was arrested after flying home from Jamaica. Airport security bosses found the packets of cocaine mixed with the seasoning during a routine check of her bags.White was sentenced to nine years imprisonment at Croydon Crown Court on February 19.

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