A woman accused in connection with 80 pounds of marijuana allegedly found in a barrel at Deep Water Harbour is due to stand trial in the High Court today.

Kimmesha Hutchinson, who is in her 30s, faces charges relating to the marijuana, valued at $480,000, which police reportedly discovered in a barrel shipped to Antigua in her name.

According to reports, Hutchinson had recently arrived from the United States when she went to the port on April 26, 2023, to clear the barrel.

Following the discovery, police obtained a warrant to search her Old Parham Road home and accompanied her there the next day.

During that search, narcotics officers reportedly found a black laptop bag on top of a bedroom closet at about 10:30 a.m. Inside the bag was an Amazon package containing a white powdery substance suspected to be cocaine.

The substance reportedly weighed two pounds and was valued at $31,000.

Hutchinson was separately charged with unlawful possession of cocaine, being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possession with intent to transfer. She denied all three charges.

The status of the separate cocaine case could not be established from the information provided.

This article was originally published by Antigua News Room. Read the original article here: Kimmesha Hutchinson due to stand trial over $480,000 marijuana seizure.