The Accra High Court has directed state prosecutors to expedite their investigations to enable the plea of Uchechukwu Chima, a 56-year-old Court orders prosecution to hasten investigations in $2.1m drug case involving Nigerian suspectnational, to be taken after spending weeks on remand.
Chima is facing trial after a Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) operation uncovered 192 kilograms of cocaine and 0.42 kilograms of heroin, with an estimated street value of $2.1 million, at his hideout in Oyarifa, Accra.
During court proceedings on Monday, April 14, lead prosecutor Watson Adama requested additional time to file new charges, citing the recent receipt of a critical report from the Ghana Standards Authority. "I have received a copy of the report from the Ghana Standards Authority.
In light of this, I respectfully request time to prepare a new charge sheet so the accused's plea can be taken," Adama pleaded with the court.
