Woman jailed for transporting cocaine to raise money for son's operation

A Trinidadian woman caught smuggling cocaine into Dublin to raise money to treat her seriously ill son has been sentenced to six years in prison with five suspended.

Woman jailed for transporting cocaine to raise money for son's operation

A Trinidadian woman caught smuggling cocaine into Dublin to raise money to treat her seriously ill son has been sentenced to six years in prison with five suspended.

Margaret Alexander (aged 50) was arrested at Dublin Airport on February 27, 2013 after customs officers found cocaine worth €192,605 hidden in the lining of two suitcases.

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