Keishell Labeach, a 40-year-old American visitor who is four months pregnant, has been fined after cannabis was discovered in her luggage while she prepared to depart Antigua.

The incident occurred on March 25 at the airport’s oversized baggage area, where security personnel raised an alert. Police who responded reported finding multiple packages of cannabis, including two transparent bags, two Ziploc bags and several capsules.

According to court records, the drugs weighed 163.4 grammes and were valued at $1,634.

Labeach appeared before Chief Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel and pleaded guilty to the offence. Her attorney, Wendel Alexander, told the court she had forgotten the cannabis was in her suitcase and noted that she is of Antiguan parentage.

The court ordered that she pay a $3,000 fine within 14 days or face six months in prison. The cannabis was confiscated.