08 May 2025
A 43-year-old woman has today been sentenced by the
Royal Court to 21 months imprisonment for exporting the proceeds of crime from
the Island.
Danielle SHIELDS from Liverpool arrived in the Island on 7
February 2025 when she was stopped by Jersey Customs and Immigration Officers
arriving in the Island on a flight from Liverpool. SHIELDS stated that she was staying
in the Island for one night and would be staying at the Royal Yacht hotel.
On arrival she had just £20 in her possession and a bank card.
The following day she was stopped and searched by Officers as she was travelling
outbound to Liverpool. During the search she was found in possession of £2,336 in
cash in her baggage, JD Sports gift vouchers to the value of £800, receipts for
clothing and a Jersey Post receipt for an outbound package. SHIELDS subsequently
admitted to concealing a further £1,360 internally and was also found wearing a new
Tag Heuer watch.
Officers later retrieved the outbound package that SHIELDS had the receipt for,
which was found to contain an empty Tag Heuer box with a receipt for £2,100.
SHIELDS admitted during interview to attempting to export the cash that she
suspected to be the proceeds of crime possibly from the sale of drugs.
Further investigations revealed that SHIELDS had travelled to the Island on 15
occasions since December 2023 and she admitted in further interview, to exporting
cash on previous occasions.
Paul Le Monnier, Senior Manager at Jersey Customs and Immigration Service, said:
“The seizure of the proceeds of crime definitely hurts the pockets of those involved
in criminality and helps prevent and disrupt further criminality, including the
importation of controlled drugs. Officers will not only target drug importations but
will actively control passengers and goods outbound to seize criminal proceeds.”
Anyone with information on drug smuggling can report it anonymously via 0800 735
5555.
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