Sam Sarfo Kantanka (pictured)swallowed 96 pellets of cocaine
By William Yaw Owusu
Saturday May 1, 2010
The 56-year old music producer grabbed for attempted drug trafficking has admitted that he swallowed cocaine.
“My Lord, I did it. I am guilty of offence. There is no need for remand, just sentence me so that I can go in peace,” the accused, Sam Sarfo Kantanka confessed before the Fast Track High Court presided over by Justice Charles Quist yesterday.
It was Kantanka’s maiden appearance before the a court of law following his arrest at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Tuesday April 27, 2010 by officials of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB).
He had attempted to smuggle narcotic substance believed to be cocaine on board a British Airway BA 78.
According to officials of the NACOB, Kantanka had swallowed 96 pellets of cocaine and upon his arrest expelled all the narcotic substance.
When the case was called, Kantanka had no lawyer and the prosecution was represented by Asiamah Sampong, a Chief State Attorney.
The prosecutor then announced himself and asked the court to remand the accused but Kantanka signaled the court clerk that he had something to tell the court and when asked to speak, made the confessions.
After explaining himself, Justice Quist said even though the accused was requesting to plead guilty, the court needed to follow the rule which meant asking the prosecution to send the narcotic substance to the Ghana Standards Board for analysis.
The judge told Kantanka, “I will not record you now. Come to court again on May 27 to tell your story. For now let us allow the police to send the substance for analysis”.
The facts of the case are that Kantanka, a resident of Sowutuom in Accra was arrested on Tuesday at the KIA on suspicion that he was carrying narcotic drugs.
He was using a Ghanaian passport with number H1894034 and while going through boarding formalities his urine was tested and it proved positive for cocaine.
He was then picked up for interrogation where he admitted swallowing cocaine.
Kantanka then told his interrogators that the narcotic drugs was given to him by a man called Stone to be delivered to one Obroni for a fee of £4,000.
The prosecution said the suspect Kantanka used two days to expel 96 pellets.
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