Prosecution concludes case in cocaine trial

By William Yaw Owusu

Thursday May 10 2007
The prosecution in the case of three policemen standing trial over the missing 76 parcels of cocaine yesterday closed their case before an Accra Fast Track High Court.

The three, Sergeant David Nyarko and Lance Corporals Dwamena Yabson and Peter Bundorin, have been charged in connection with the missing cocaine brought into the country on April 25, last year, by the MV Benjamin vessel.

Another policeman, Detective Sergeant Samuel Yaw Amoah escaped soon after he was granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court in September last year.

The accused, all with the Tema Regional Police Command, have pleaded not guilt y to two counts of engaging in prohibited business related to narcotic drugs and corruption by a public officer.

They are currently in police custody.

When the case was called, Mrs Stella Badu, a Senior State Attorney said “we wish to close our case” and Musah Ahmed, counsel for the three policemen replied that “may we be given four weeks to be able to open our defence”.

The court presided over by Justice Annin Yeboah of the Court of Appeal then said “a prima facie case has been established against the the accused persons and they are hereby orderd to open their defence”.

The case was then adjourned until May 23.