27 March 2025
A 31-year-old man has been sentenced by the
Royal Court to five years imprisonment for attempting to import cocaine
into the Island with a street value of £14,000.
Faustin Kapinga MUTOMBO, of London, arrived in the
Island on the morning of Wednesday 17 January 2024 having travelled
as a foot passenger on the overnight boat from Portsmouth.
He was
stopped and questioned by Jersey Customs and Immigration Officers and
stated that he was visiting the Island for one day and would be returning
back to Portsmouth.
He advised officers that the purpose of his visit was
to meet up with an acquaintance he named as “Joey” whom he had
previously met on a night out in London in January 2023.
Officers became suspicious as to the real purpose of his visit to the Island
and he was subsequently arrested on suspicion of carrying drugs
internally.
MUTOMBO was detained by Officers and declined to be x-rayed. He remained in detention for some 14 days when he finally
produced two cling film wrapped packages, containing 56 grams of
cocaine.
Paul Le Monnier, Senior Manager at Jersey Customs and Immigration
Service, said: “This was a lengthy and testing investigation that ultimately
led to the seizure of cocaine.”
Anyone with information on drug smuggling can report it anonymously
via 0800 735 5555.
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