By Willianm Yaw Owusu
Tuesday June, 26, 2007
A 26 year old woman was yesterday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Greater Accra Regional Tribunal for attempting to export 2.946 grams of cocaine to Europe.
Janet Afeme, who had concealed the narcotic drugs in a specially designed underwear, was exposed at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) when she attempted to board a KLM flight to Amsterdam, Holland.
She had initially pleaded not guilty to two counts of attempted exportation of narcotic drugs without lawful authority and possession of narcotic drugs without lawful authority but changed her plea in the course of the trial.
Prosecuting, as M.K. Asiamah Sampong a Senior State Attorney said that at about 9:30am on November 30, last year, Afeme arrived at KIA for a flight to Amsterdam, Holland.
While going through departure formalities, Narcotic Control Board (NACOB) officials picked her up for a search and discovered 48 parcels of whitish substances concealed in a specially designed underwear she was wearing.
The substances were found to be cocaine which weighed 2.946 grams.
During interrogation, Afeme said she received the drugs from a man called Peter to be delivered to one for a fee of 7,000 Euros.
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