The Tribune

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A WOMAN has been arraigned in Magistrate's Court in connection with a $45,000 cocaine seizure at the main Nassau airport. Shakera Cox, 25, was remanded to Her Majesty's Prison after being arraigned before Deputy Chief Magistrate Carolita Bethell in Court 8, Nassau Street, on charges of drug possession with intent to supply and taking steps to export drugs. It is alleged that while at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on Friday, February 10, she was in possession of nearly five pounds of cocaine valued at $45,000. It is further claimed that she tried to smuggle the drugs to the United States. Cox denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty. Deputy Chief Magistrate Bethell told the accused she was not eligible for bail due to the nature of the charge. Cox will return to Magistrates Court on June 11 and 12 for trial. She is represented by attorney Bernard Ferguson.