The UK High Commission to Ghana has cast further doubts over
the Narcotic Control Board’s (NACOB) involvement in the arrest of Nayele
Ametefe, the woman who was arrested for attempting to enter the UK with
cocaine. NACOB, in a statement said, Nayele “was arrested on the 10th of
November, 2014 through the collaborative effort of the Narcotics Control Board
and its British partners.” But clarifying the issues, the High Commission in a
statement released on Friday 21st November said any potential drug trafficker
to the UK from Ghana is arrested here in Ghana and not permitted to board a
flight in order to traffic drugs. This means if NACOB was aware of the lady’s intentions,
it would have stopped her in Ghana, rather than allowing her to fly to the UK.
The High Commission however clarified that the UK authorities “work closely
with NACOB” and have been doing so since 2006. The statement also said the UK
authorities had no prior knowledge of the intentions of Ms. Nayele Ametefeh
before flying from Accra to London. It added that Ms. Ametefeh’s case is an
ongoing police investigation and as such the Commission will not be commenting
on the details. Nayele Ametefeh is expected to return to court in the UK on
27th November over the matter. Meanwhile, the Minister of Communications, Dr.
Edward Omane Boamah in an interview with Citi News has discounted claims by
NACOB that it collaborated with the British authorities to arrest Ms. Ametefeh. In a related development, the acting Director
of Passports, Alexander Ntrakwa has been questioned by the Bureau of National
Investigations (BNI) over the same issues.
Source:Citifmonline.com
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