Spanish businessman arrested at the airport in Ghana with 17 parcels of cocaine. The 52-year-old suspect was holder of a spanish passport and his name is Perez Serna Anthonio. His Spanish passport number: AAJ 470941R issued on July 21, 2014.
His arrest was at Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The drugs he carried was weighing 11 kilogrammes, with a street value of about $800,000. He concealed the drugs in two travelling bags which he had checked into the aircraft.
Perez Serna Anthonio, had travelled from Brazil and transited in Togo before arriving Ghana on board of Asky Airlines flight KPOO14 on August 5, 2014.
According to the Deputy Executive Secretary of NACOB (Narcotics Control Board);
It was while going through arrival formalities, that the officials on duty at the time suspected that he had ingested narcotics drugs and so he was pulled aside. He said a urine test conducted on the suspect proved negative, but the officials decided to probe further by searching the two bags Anthonio had picked from the baggage claim, during which the 17 parcels were found.
Mr Blankson; Deputy Executive Secretary of NACOB said further investigations also revealed that Anthonio was an ex-convict who had spent seven years in jail in Spain for stabbing someone. Investigations are ongoing, after which the suspect will be arraigned.
Mr Blankson; Deputy Executive Secretary of NACOB said further investigations also revealed that Anthonio was an ex-convict who had spent seven years in jail in Spain for stabbing someone. Investigations are ongoing, after which the suspect will be arraigned.
Source: Daily Graphic
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