22 May 1998 Mr John Mensah, a 35 year- old Ghanaian barber, has been arrested by the Brazilian authorities for trafficking 2.015 kilograms of cocaine. He was arrested at the Sao Paulo International Airport following a tip off as he was checking in to board a Middle East Airline (MEA) flight for Abidjan. Mensah who holds a Ghanaian Passport number A555264, claimed on arrest that he was a resident of house number 234, Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, Accra. This has been found to be false and he will be prosecuted according to the drug laws of Brazil.
22 May 1998 Mr John Mensah, a 35 year- old Ghanaian barber, has been arrested by the Brazilian authorities for trafficking 2.015 kilograms of cocaine. He was arrested at the Sao Paulo International Airport following a tip off as he was checking in to board a Middle East Airline (MEA) flight for Abidjan. Mensah who holds a Ghanaian Passport number A555264, claimed on arrest that he was a resident of house number 234, Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, Accra. This has been found to be false and he will be prosecuted according to the drug laws of Brazil.
