Drug Courier Arrested At Kotoka International Airport

The Police at the Kotoka International Airport on Saturday evening arrested Godfred Addo Mc Smith, a 34-year-old Ghanaian for attempting to smuggle a large quantity of cocaine concealed in his shoes and other footwear into the country.

Mc Smith who hails from Ejisu in Ashanti was on board an Ethiopian Airline flight, according to a GNA story he said he was given the drugs by a Nigerian he met at Hong Kong to be delivered to some people who would meet him at the airport. "I was offered only 1,000 dollars for the job." He said.

Mr Patrick Timbilla Airport Police District Commander, who confirmed the story, said that Mc Smith, a car sprayer, said a friend took him to Hong Kong last October.

He said the police caught up with the suspect when he was about to board a taxi at the airport, after going through customs check and immigration formalities.

He initially denied carrying contraband goods when questioned by the police but a thorough search revealed a package concealed in the soles of his "combat boots" and a pair of children's boots.

Mr Timbilla said McSmith confessed to carrying cocaine, which he claimed was given to him to deliver to two men in waiting at the Airport who would identify him through the clothes he wore and his name.

He said McSmith also claimed that the men identified him and offered to provide a car to take him home but fled the airport when the police approached. Mr Timbilla said the suspect took off from Hong Kong on January 5, through Addis Ababa via Lagos to Accra.