[2022]DLCA11493 • April 28, 2022 • Court of Appeal
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND NACOTICS CONTROL BOARD vs. NAYELE AMETEPE AND MADAM AKUA ADUBOFOUR
DZAMEFE JA: FACTS On 10th day of November 2014, the respondent Nayele Ametepe, was arrested at the Heathrow Airport by the United Kingdom Border Force with 12.5 Kg of cocaine a narcotic drug and was consequently charged for “Concerned in evasion of prohibition/restriction on import imposed by Section 3(1) of MDA 71-Class A drug of the United Kingdom. That on the 6th day of January, 2015 the respondent was arraigned before the Crown Court at lsleworth in London, presided over by His Hon. Judge Martin Edmunds QB in case Ref. T20141080, she pleaded guilty and upon her own plea was convicted and sentenced to a term of Eight (8) years, Eight (8) months imprisonment In Hard Labour (IHL). The respondent Nayele Ametepe alias Ruby Appiah @ Ruby Adu Gyamfi) served her prison sentence at HMP SEND RIPLEY- WOKING SURREY GU 23 7LJ PRISON with Prison Number A9518DH in the United Kingdom. On 5th January 2015, HOUSE No.5, 4th Asoyi Link, East Legon Extension, Accra was seized by the 2nd Applican.....