After detaining the men representing added then fourty eight hours, the Liberia Federal Policewomen (LNP), adjacent forwarded the nine Ghanaian nationals, who acquire been charged championing illegal possession, trafficking and parcelling of drug pharmaceutical within the State of Liberia.

The men were all crewmembers of the IMO 6806559 Downcast Atlantic Vessel, which was arrested on Jan 29, alongside a French naval vessel, Tonneres, which was patrolling on the Liberian territorial ho at the time. The passenger liner from which the men were arrested was allegedly carrying cocaine with a avenue expenditure of US$500M concealed in 90 bloodless rubber barrels.

The nine Ghanians, John Kofi Mewu, time 45, Oteng Akrasi Osei, Henry Coleman, James Awoi, Robert Adjei, Richard Mensah, Momoh Dramaneh, Ayoub Gibrill and Joseph T. Agbeo, appeared too tranquil nowadays at the crook court beforehand vitality remanded to the Liberia Middle Prison.

According to the LNP, during their beginning question conducted on the nine designated narcotic dealers, it was established that the Disconsolate Atlantic Receptacle is active in drug trafficking and parceling out of dangerous narcotic cure on the West Seaside of Africa.

It was again revealed that the drug seized was connection to the crewmembers of the vessel; who are straightaway defendants and were en direction to dispense the narcotic stuff in the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Liberia.

The offence and so is in disregard of Reduce 41.23 of the Regular Fitness Ordinance of the Republic of Liberia and Article 3 Divide 1 (a) of the Unified State Association against illegal freight in narcotic medicament and psychotropic substances.

Earlier advocate representing the accused requested the court to topic a writ of 'habeas corpus' on the nation to come forth and demonstrate element why they kept the defendants extreme stake without a regular charge. Adjacent their request, the justice of the Lay Regulation Court at the Church Of Justice, Yussif D.

Kaba, ordered the employee of the court to straightaway puzzle a writ of 'habeas corpus' and to send for the minister, surrogate and aide clergywoman of justice, director, reserve and aid official of the Liberia State The long arm of the law to clock in already the court. Unfortunately, the overhead control officials violated the court's direction and failed to crop up earlier the court to display account why they kept the defendants for else then forty-eight hours previously forwarding them to court.

The court again issued an prompt writ of habeas corpus for hate of court on the heavens clergyman and principal at which date they were fined US$100.00 everyone to be paid within 42 hours in the public coffers of government. Recently, a French naval Holder arrested a vessel identified as "Blue Atlantic Monrovia" which was filled up with a consignment of what master termed as "first crowd unadulterated cocaine."

According to the naval crew, the steamer which was flying the Liberian flag, was arrested 550-kilometers in abyssal high seas neighbourhood Liberia's territorial waters. The intellect of the band told reporter that the intellect why the ocean was brought to Liberia was owing to the container was flying the Liberian flag.

According to the captain, they enjoy fatigued speedy to three months tracing the cutter after they were alerted that a wind-jammer was travelling with a vast consignment of cocaine. The French naval leader confirmed that a particularly designed tool was old to discover and halt the ship's position. Meanwhile, the men keep been remanded into the Monrovia Medial Prison.

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