Six persons who were allegedly picked up in connection with the 61 parcels of cocaine seized at Tema Port from a 40-footer container on Thursday have pleaded not guilty to narcotic related charges levelled against them.
Augustina Abu, the importer, Yaw Attah Nkansah, clearing agent, Alfred Amedzi, Managing Director for Sedco Agency, Kennedy Osei and Simon Bede, both directors of Sedco Agency, and Francis Addo, a driver, are being held for importing narcotic drugs suspected to be cocaine into country and engaging in criminal conspiracy.
The six were earlier put before Mrs Justice Irismay Brown, a Court of Appeal Judge, who admitted them to bail.
However, they have now been arraigned before Mr Justice S. Honoeyegah, also a Court of Appeal judge, who has remanded them into Police custody after their charges and facts were read out to them.
Mr Asiamah Sampong, a Senior State Attorney, prayed the court to remand them to enable them to complete their investigations.
This did not go down well with the counsel who in turn put in their bail applications.
Mr Addo Atuah, who represented Ms Abu, prayed the court to admit his client to bail as the prosecution had not been able to show the court that she would interfere with investigations.
According to Mr Atuah, his client had a fixed place of abode, adding they were prepared