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PAIR JAILED ON DRUG SMUGGLING PLOT

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Home of Andrea Henry and Toni Bellamy in Middlesbrough

Friday June 13,2008

A British couple have been jailed by a Jamaican court after attempting to smuggle cocaine out of the country.

Andrea Henry, 39, of Ettington Avenue, Park End in Middlesbrough was jailed for six months and her partner Wayne Walshaw, 32, of Saltburn in Cleveland was jailed for 12 months at the hearing in Montego Bay.

Charges against Henry's 17-year-old daughter, Toni Bellamy, were dropped and the teenager will be deported to the UK, a spokesman for HM Revenue and Customs said.

The trio were arrested at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on Sunday on suspicion of swallowing packages of cocaine, the spokesman said.

They had been due to board a flight to Manchester.

The court also handed down fines of 350,000 Jamaican dollars (£2,488) to Walshaw and 250,000 Jamaican dollars (£1,777) to Henry.

Both face an extra six months in prison if they fail to pay.


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