But in a latest twist the unfolding development,\u00a0\u00a0lawyer and a former senior Crown Prosecutor in the United Kingdom (UK), Godwin Adjei-Gyamfi has disclosed that Nayale will appear in court with\u00a0a new counsel<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n The court adjourned sentencing to January 5 due to the ongoing forensic analysis of the substance the defendant was carrying.<\/p>\n According to prosecution, led by Ravinder John, Ms. Ametefeh would get a minimum of 10 years and if the substance is in excess of 10kg she will get more.<\/p>\n During the hearing, the prosecutor had revealed that Ms. Ametefeh told border patrol officers she was in the country (UK) \u201cfor shopping.\u201d<\/p>\n Prosecutor Ravinder John also said that the woman was born in Ghana and lived in Austria but has also lived in Ghana for a period of time.<\/p>\n Nayele’s arrest and subsequent trial have generated shockwaves in Ghana, resulting in the\u00a0arrests of about 12 people<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and the\u00a0dissolotion<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0of the governing board of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The\u00a0Cocaine Saga: Story so far<\/strong><\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”uOvoHcJodeVYvQxnEAATq0Jc9ZV27wuq”]November 16, 2014<\/strong>: News broke of Nayele Ametefeh arrest at London’s Heathrow airport in November for cocaine possession.<\/p>\n November 17, 2014<\/strong>: Government denies claim that Nayele was carrying a diplomatic passport when she was arrested.<\/p>\n November 17, 2014<\/strong>: Managing Director of\u00a0Citi FM<\/strong>, who broke the story, Samuel Attah-Mensah, invited for questioning by BNI.<\/p>\n November 22, 2014<\/strong>: President John Mahama dissolves the governing board of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB).<\/p>\n November 23, 2014:<\/strong>\u00a0Nine people arrested in connection with cocaine bust.<\/p>\n November 24, 2015:\u00a0<\/strong>Director at Ministry of Foreign Affairs,\u00a0Abiel Ashitey Armah, arrested.<\/p>\n November 25, 2014:\u00a0<\/strong>Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hannah Tetteh reveals that Nayele thought she was carrying gold in her hand luggage rather than cocaine.<\/p>\n November 27, 2014<\/strong>: Nayele pleads guilty to all the charges leveled against her in a court in London.<\/p>\n November 30, 2014<\/strong>: Two female accomplices of Nayele were remanded in police custody by the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly conspiring with the suspect.<\/p>\n December 2, 2014:<\/strong>\u00a0Alhaji Mohammed Alamid Dawood, was arrested for allegedly aiding Nayele Ametefe and her two friends to use the VIP lounge of the Kotoka International Airport(KIA) in Accra, to transport cocaine.<\/p>\n December 8, 2014:\u00a0<\/strong>A Ghanaian Times Reporter, Edem Mensah was physically assaulted by family members and friends of Nayele\u2019s accomplices in court.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nayele Ametefeh, the woman arrested and charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine into the United Kingdom is set to appear before a London court for an expected sentencing at 2pm on Tuesday. 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