A Liberian national has been given a ten (10) year prison sentence by the Accra High Court for attempting to transport cocaine through the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to Bangkok, Thailand.Following Ms.

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Wolo Maikplay Margaret's conviction, the court presided over by Her Ladyship Justice Mary Ekua Yanzuh further penalized her 10,000 penalty units in default and ordered her to serve an extra three years in prison on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.

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In accordance with sections 36 and 37 of the Narcotics Control Commission Act, 2020 (Act 1019), the accused admitted guilt to two charges of attempted exporting and possession of a controlled substance without a Minister of Health license.The presiding judge found her guilty on her own plea on each count to run concurrently.Ms.

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Wolo Maikplay Margaret was apprehended by Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) officers on the 14th of May, 2022, while transiting through Kotoka International Airport (KIA) from Monrovia to Bangkok-Thailand onboard Qatar Airways.<img class="moz-reader-block-img" title="Court convicts Liberian national for narcotic trafficking at KIA" src="

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data-sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" data-was-processed="true" />A total of thirty (30) pellets containing cocaine weighing 277.2101grams were retrieved from beneath her breast and Vagina when commission officials conducted a physical search on her after receiving a tip off from a sister security agency at Kotoka International Airport (KIA).

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A statement issued by the Narcotic Control Commission on Tuesday, “emphasised that the possession and attempted transportation of narcotic drugs is still illegal and punishable under domestic law.”It also assured citizens of “its ongoing commitment to keeping the influx and smuggling of all types of narcotic drugs to a bare minimum through collaboration with the relevant stakeholders.”

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