Nayele Ametefe, aka Ruby Adu Gyamfi,
the Ghanaian woman in the thick of the 12.5kg cocaine saga that rocked the
nation a few months ago has been sentenced to an imprisonment term of eight
years and eight months by a British court according to GhanaWeb.
Ms. Ametefe had earlier pleaded guilty to
the charge of attempting to carry 12.5 kilos of cocaine to the United Kingdom
which had a street value of over $2million. Ametefe is reported to have also
had over $25000 on her person when she was arrested at London's Heathrow
airport.
Court
transcripts show that the judge had remarked that the substance Ms. Ametefe was
caught carrying was among the purest form of cocaine ever seized at the
Heathrow Airport with a purity level of 79%.
Before
her arrest, it was alleged that Ms. Ametefe was en route to the Dominican
Republic. But whether that was the final discharge point for the consignment of
cocaine is not clear. However, court transcripts shed light on the
circumstances leading to Ametefe's capture revealing that Ametefe was given access
to the Very Very Important Person (VVIP) lounge at Accra's international
airport, which helped her move the contraband out of Ghana, undetected.
At least three security and civil
service officials, who are said to have been complicit in the high-profile drug
smuggling case, are currently on trial by Ghanaian authorities.
Nayele
Ametefe, who also goes by the aliases Cleopatra, Angel and Ruby is rumored to
have connections among Ghana's elite class including President John Mahama and
his family.
Over
the weekend, Nayele Ametefe was rumored to have been attempting to change
her plea to 'not guilty' causing many to suggest the move could result in
incriminating other Ghanaians, previously not on trial. However, Ametefe's
sentencing today appear to have put an end to that speculation. Miss Ametefe
who holds dual citizenship of Ghana and Austria is expected to relocate to
Austria after completing her prison term in the UK.
Source: Sahara Reporters
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