Jurors in a Supreme Court trial watched a recorded interview between police and a Canadian “exotic entertainer” accused of importing nearly 13 kilograms of cannabis.

Sandra Marrero-Guzman, 37, has denied conspiring with others to bring cannabis into Bermuda and possessing cannabis with intent to supply on June 20, 2025.

Ms Marrero-Guzman’s trial started on Thursday, where the jury heard she arrived to the island on an Air Canada flight.

Customs officers scanned a bag under her name and found several anomalies, which were discovered to be 29 heat-sealed packages containing 12,876 grams of cannabis with a street value of almost $1.3 million.

Detective Constable O’Neil Swaby told the court he was called to the LF Wade Airport that afternoon, where customs officers informed him of their findings.

Mr Swaby conducted an investigation, which included confiscating Ms Marrero-Guzman’s passport, luggage and plane ticket.

He conducted an interview with Ms Marrero-Guzman, which was recorded and shown to the jury.

In the video, Ms Marrero-Guzman told officers she was an “exotic entertainer” and was given a trip to Bermuda by a man she called “Jay,” though she acknowledged this was likely not his name.

She said she met Jay during a shared Uber ride and later began communicating over WhatsApp.

She said she told Jay she wanted to travel to Bermuda and he helped her set up a trip.

Ms Marrero-Guzman said she anticipated staying in Bermuda for about a week, but would “play it by ear”.

She added that a friend of Jay’s offered her a ride to the airport and gave her a suitcase to take.

She said the friend explaining that one of his friends in Bermuda would take it from her accommodation at Sandpiper guesthouse.

Ms Guzman said she initially thought the luggage was filled with clothes but did not try to check.

Outside of the suitcase, she added, she had her personal carry-on, which contained two swimsuits and three dresses.

Ms Marrero-Guzman declined to comment on why she brought so little clothing for a potentially weeklong trip, but later said she liked to “travel light” and planned to buy more clothing here.

She added: “If I need anything then I’ll just go home.”

When asked to described Jay and his friend, she said Jay was Black but did not offer any other description.

She said she could not describe his friend because she wore sunglasses when she met him and could not work out a skin tone.

When Mr Swaby told her he checked the guesthouse and they had no bookings under her name, Ms Marrero-Guzman said: “I absolutely cannot explain that.”

Ms Marrero-Guzman admitted that she had about $30,000 of debt from school and did not have much in the way of savings.

She added that she now thought Jay saw her as “an opportunity” to use her. The trial continues.

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