SIMA IBRAHIM vs. THE REPUBLIC [2013]DLCA8138

Date	2013-03-14
Suit No.	CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: H2/27/12
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8138

R. K. APALOO JA (PRESIDING)

S. DZAMEFE JA

LOVELACE-JOHNSON

NAA ADUELLEY ASHONG –FOR THE APPELLANT

MRS. MARIANA APPIAH OPARE (PSA) FOR THE REPUBLIC

[2013]DLCA8138
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SIMA IBRAHIM<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CRIMINAL
APPEAL NO: H2/27/12&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 14TH
MARCH, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NAA
ADUELLEY ASHONG –FOR THE APPELLANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MRS.
MARIANA APPIAH OPARE (PSA) FOR THE REPUBLIC <o:p></o:p>

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R.
K. APALOO JA (PRESIDING), S. DZAMEFE JA, LOVELACE-JOHNSON<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DZAMEFE, JA<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court Accra dated 3rd
March, 2011. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
appellant was charged with the following offences;-<o:p></o:p>Count 1<o:p></o:p>Statement of Offence<o:p></o:p>Attempt
to commit an offence of Exportation of narcotic drugs without a licence issued
by the Minister of Health: contrary to Section 56(a) and 1(1) of the Narcotic
Drugs (Control Enforcement and Sanctions) Law 1990 (PNDCL 236).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Particulars of Offence<o:p></o:p>The
particulars are that on 7th September 2009 at the Kotoka
International Airport in the greater Accra Region and within the jurisdiction
of this Court attempted to export to Frankfurt, 4,943.6774 grams of narcotic
drug without licence issued by the Minister of Health.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Count 2<o:p></o:p>Statement of Offence<o:p></o:p>Possession
of narcotic drugs without licence issued by the Minister for Health; contrary
to Section 2(1) of the Narcotic Drugs (Control Enforcement and Sanctions) law
1990 (PNDCL 236).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Particulars of Offence<o:p></o:p>The
particulars are that on 7th September 2009 at the Kotoka International
Airport in the Greater Accra Region and within the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court had in your possession 4943.6774 grams of narcotic drug without lawful
authority. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
appellant pleaded not guilty to all the counts.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Facts<o:p></o:p>The
accused person Sima Ibrahim, a Model and Chief Executive Officer of Exopa
Modeling Agency, is a Ghanaian national resident in Ghana.&nbsp; On 7th September, 2009 the accused
person arrived at the Kotoka International Airport to board a Lufthansa flight
to Germany.&nbsp; While going through
pre-departure formalities for the flight, the operatives of Narcotics Control
Board suspected him to be carrying narcotic drug and ordered his travelling bag
to be searched while he was trying to check it in at the departure hall.&nbsp; A search conducted on the bag revealed four
tubers of yams which had been cut and rejoined.&nbsp;
This aroused the curiosity of the officials who, upon opening up the yams
found them hollow and filled with white substances suspected to be cocaine weighing
4943.6774 grams.&nbsp; The accused person was
therefore arrested, and on interrogation, admitted the ownership of the sub</main>