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Woman, 71, found with stash of pot

April 02, 2009|Times Wire Reports

Police say a 71-year-old Canadian woman has pleaded guilty to drug smuggling charges after customs officials found 8 pounds of marijuana hidden in her luggage at a Jamaican airport.

Montego Bay Police Constable Ulet Lewis-Green identified the woman as Margueritta Lancaster-Reid of Ontario. Authorities did not disclose a hometown for the woman, dubbed "Ganja Granny" by local news media.

She is scheduled to be sentenced Friday and could face up to a year in prison.

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