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Nayele Ametefe, the Ghanaian woman who was arrested at Heathrow Airport<\/strong><\/span><\/a> with 12 kg of \u00a0cocaine has been handed an eight-year jail term by a London court in the United Kingdom (UK).<\/p>\n

Nayele was represented by a new lawyer<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, James Kobby but did not change her “guilty” plea.<\/p>\n

She will serve a total of 8 years, 8 months in prison.<\/p>\n

Her sentence includes community service and it is expected that she will serve half of her sentence in jail.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”6SoKiT6rgQFb8smnLiQU5qAkIPRRLZyu”]The forensic analysis on the cocaine showed a 79% purity and the street value is estimated at about \u00a01.8 million Pounds.<\/p>\n

She admitted in her first appearance via video link<\/strong><\/span><\/a> that she is guilty of the charges<\/strong><\/span><\/a> leveled against her; carrying cocaine into the UK.<\/p>\n

Nayale reportedly also had in her possession, \u00a3<\/span>23,000 and\u00a0 $6,000 when she was arrested, which is currently in the custody of the UK\u00a0 Border agency, but the court is expected to set a new date to\u00a0rule on the exact amount of money she had on her.<\/p>\n

The UK government will officially confiscate the said amount of money by July 6, 2015.<\/p>\n

There had been reports in the media on Monday that Nayele would reverse her earlier guilty plea.<\/p>\n

The prosecution had stated that she would get a minimum of 10 years and if the substance was in excess of 10kg she would get more, but her early guilty plea appears to have influenced the sentence.<\/p>\n

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\"UK<\/p>\n

The cocaine saga<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 16, 2014<\/strong>: News broke of Nayele Ametefeh’s arrest at London\u2019s 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>: Following the publication of the story by Citi FM, the Managing Director of the station, Samuel Attah-Mensah, was 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<\/strong>:\u00a0Director at Ministry of Foreign Affairs,\u00a0Abiel Ashitey Armah, arrested.<\/p>\n

November 25, 2014<\/strong>:\u00a0Minister 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<\/strong>:\u00a0A Ghanaian Times Reporter, Edem Mensah was physically assaulted by family members and friends of Nayele\u2019s accomplices in court.<\/p>\n

January 6, 2015<\/strong>: Nayele is sentenced to 8 years and 8 months in prison by the UK court.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

By: Nana Boakye-Yiadom\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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