Bermudian Mother's New UK Life In Prison Cell

A woman who left the island of Bermuda to start a new life in Hull with her son has been jailed for four years after she was caught at Gatwick Airport smuggling four kilos of cocaine.

Shaketa Raynor, 44, of Peel Street pleaded guilty to importing the Class A drug on June 23 on a flight from Cosa Rica.

Croydon Crown Court heard the cocaine was concealed within various items of her luggage.

It is estimated the eventual street value would have been £316,000.

“You were mainly a courier, but were doing this for money,” Judge Deborah Charles told her. “You emigrated to this country and brought your son and his family with you.

“You were unable to find work and took the stupid decision to try and make money by importing drugs.”