RAYMOND WIREDU YEBOAH vs. THE REPUBLIC

SOWAH, J.A. The facts upon which the appellant was arraigned before the trial court were as follows: “The accused Raymond Wiredu Yeboah is a Belgium of Ghanaian origin but residence [sic] in UK. On 28th June 2008 at about 8.30 pm the accused arrived at Kotoka International Airport to board a KLM flight to Amsterdam. While going through pre-boarding formalities, he was suspected by operatives of NACOB on duty of carrying narcotic drugs in his stomach. When accused was interrogated, he confessed to having swallowed narcotic substances. He was arrested put under observation where he expelled 75 pellets of whitish substances suspected to be cocaine. During the interrogation he stated that he had received the drugs from one Jeffery, a Ghanaian to be delivered to unnamed person in Amsterdam for a fee of 3,800 Euros. He has however failed to assist the police arresting the said Jeffery who gave him the drugs. The exhibits were sent to Ghana Standard Board for analysis and it tested positi.....