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Crime & Punishment of Thursday, January 31, 2019
Source: ghananewsagency.org
2019-01-31
Nana Kwesi Owusu, alleged owner of the 93 pellet bond, was refused by the court
A high court in Accra on Thursday rejected the bail application of a car dealer held on the pretext of having been charged with conspiracy and possession of 93 drug lozenges alleged to be of cocaine.
Nana Kwesi Owusu, the alleged owner of the 93 pellets bond, was refused by the court on the grounds that the accused had not shown to the court that he appeared to be appearing at a trial.
The court chaired by Judge Charles Ekow Baiden denied him bail.
In the case of Owusu's accomplice, Juliet Atuah Mandoh, his lawyer was absent in court.
At the same time, the state chaired by Mr. Adamah Watkins, a prosecutor general, today substituted the facts and the indictment after the withdrawal of a precedent filed on January 4.
The court should hear the pleas of the accused and reread the facts. Owusu and Juliet were remanded in custody and reappeared on 6 February.
The two defendants were taken with 93 cocaine pellets at Adenta Housing Down, a suburb of Accra last December.
Juliet had to carry the drug-filled pellets to the UK for a fee from Nana Kwesi Owusu, who would own the drug.
Owusu's counsel, Mr. Kwabena Boye Agyekumhene, who filed the bail application pending trial, argued that his client was married, had children and had a fixed address in Accra.
Mr. Agyekumhene stated that it was wrong to say that if Owusu was admitted on bail, he would not appear to be tried.
Mr. Adama Watkins, a public prosecutor, objected to the bail application, alleging that if the accused was released on bail, he would apparently not appear to be tried.
According to Mr. Watkins, the accused allegedly fled his alleged fixed home and other accomplices allegedly fled.
The Attorney General at the last sitting told the court that Juliet was unemployed while Owusu was a car salesman.
Mr. Watkins stated that the complainants are the agents of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) who proceeded with the arrest.
He added that Juliet resides in Adenta and Owusu in East Legon.
According to the lawsuits, Juliet allegedly transported drugs from Ghana to the United States and other European countries.
The prosecution said Dec. 7 that Juliet was apprehended by NACOB officials. During her interrogation, she explained to the authorities that drugs had been given to her by Owusu for transport to the United Kingdom for $ 1,000.
According to the prosecution, Owusu met Juliet at the Town and Country Hotel in Achimota and gave him 93 pellets of powdered substance to ingest before driving her to the airport later.
The prosecution stated that Owusu gave Juliet 1,000 pounds and $ 1,000 to be given to a gentleman when she went to the United Kingdom.
In addition, Owusu gave Juliet $ 1,000 to transport the drugs.
He said that at the airport, Owusu had received a call suggesting that he not allow Juliet to check in at the airport. Owusu left Juliet to collect his 1,000 pounds and 1,000 dollars.
The prosecution said that Juliet had gone to stay at the Expo 67 hotel in Accra New-Town, where she had expelled six of the pellets and kept them in her purse.
He added that the NACOB officials who were following the events, however, had arrested Juliet with the six lozenges and had watched her until she expelled the rest of the drugs.
The Attorney General stated that Juliet had cooperated by calling on Owusu to inform her that she had expelled the rest of the drugs.
The prosecution stated that Owusu then sent a driver to recover the pellets and gave GHi 200 cedis for Juliet to pay his hotel bills and, in return, hand over to the motorist the drugs that would be delivered to him. his hiding place.
He said that the pilot after giving Juliette the money had, however, accelerated.
On December 11 of last year, Juliet was released on bail. Owusu was chosen by NACOB officials on January 2 this year and when her room was searched, 1,000 pounds and $ 1,000 were recovered from her room.
The prosecution stated that Mr Owusu admitted that the sums found were those he had given to Juliette and a man from the United Kingdom.
The prosecution said that Owusu had said that the drugs had been given to him by a man from Ibo to Lapaz.
The prosecution said that when the drugs were sent to the Ghana Standard Authority, they revealed that cocaine had a positive result of 72.3%.
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