|
Teen smugglers still in the dock
09/01/2008 13:11 - (SA)
Accra - The sentencing of the two British girls found guilty in November of cocaine smuggling in Ghana has been postponed to January 23, says a diplomat.
The two 16-year-olds, who were arrested by Ghanaian police in July 2007 carrying 6.5kg of cocaine, faced up to 10 years in prison.
The diplomat said the adjournment was aimed at giving the Ghanaian authorities longer to study reports on the girls drawn up by the British social services.
Sentencing had initially been scheduled for December 05 2007. Wednesday's was the second postponement. All the hearings in the case had been conducted behind closed doors because the girls were both minors.
They were stopped with $610 000 worth of cocaine at Accra Airport on July 02 2007 during a joint Ghanaian-British narcotics operation, said British officials.
They had entered the country in late June and been due to board a British Airways flight back to London when they were arrested.
- AFP
|
News
