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Dominican Woman flies from Haiti to Canada with cocaine inside 3 Joumou!

Here is a Halloween story for you... A Dominican woman flew from Haiti to Montreal canada with 3 pumpkins (JOUMOU) stuffed with cocaine... She was caught by Canadian customs...

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Cocaine filled pumpkin brought to Canada by Dominican woman

A simple search of inside the luggage of Mercedes Jerez Farias, customs discovered three pumpkins with a brownish glue holding the tail together. Customs then decided to open them. Within these pumpkins, there were bags filled with a white powder that turned out to be cocaine.

There were a total of 4.6 kilograms of the cocaine inside these pumpkins worth between 30 to $ 40,000 per kilo on the market.

When asked why she went to Haiti first... She says she went to visit close friend who were grieving.

Konye a fi sa-a pral fe tout agent immigration etazini anpeshe Haitien antre etazini ak joumou... Mesi wi senyolita!

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Woody says...

Hi Wilner, the news is on Haiti Press Network.

Dominican woman flew to Canada from Haiti.

Originaire de la République dominicaine mais établie à Montréal depuis 2006, Mme Mercedes Jerez Farias arrivait d'Haïti, mercredi, quand elle s'est présentée aux douanes de l'aéroport de Montréal, la veille de l'Halloween avec trois citrouilles bourrées de cocaïne, a appris HPN via une agence de presse canadienne.

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Violette says...

Eske ou tande, fom di mesi to senyolita tou, no more joumou pou soupe premier janvye mwen, min poukisa senyolita pat pran avion direk pou canada kounye a ou lot problem pou nou. A LA de mizer pou

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Winer Mathieu says...

zafe dominican woman ki rentre montreal canada avek drog la se pa vre e se pa konsa bagay la pase, avant ou mete yon nouvel sou paj wa se pou al gade nan journal de montreal kouman li te pase, dame yo jwen avek cocaine la se kite li tap kite airport Dorval montreal canada e journal la pa bay nom li ak ni foto li please dont look unreal news from facebook and add it on your

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