"We asked GCAA to re-engage Kyeremanteng

Page 28: February 28, 2008.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THE Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has confirmed that it asked the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to re-engage the services of Alex Kyeremanteng.
Although it explained that there was nothing to link Alex Kyeremanteng to drug trafficking, its letter of December 3, 2007 to the GCAA confirmed that Kyeremanteng was arrested for his alleged involvement in the trafficking of narcotics drugs by courier to Australia.
The Public Relations Officer of NACOB, Mr Francis Amoah, however, said that the NACOB in its letter of December 3, 2007, to the GCAA indicated that Kyeremanteng may be called upon, should the need arise, in connection with the said case in the future.
Mr Amoah was reacting to concerns raised by some staff of the GCAA about the handling of the case.
The staff, who wondered whether the law on dealing with drug traffickers was meant for different people, alleged that Kyeremanteng had been throwing his weight about that nobody could touch him.
The Daily Graphic in its November 19, 2004, edition published a story from the NACOB that Kyeremanteng had parcelled cocaine in two plastic pharmacy prescription envelopes and a birthday card to be posted to a cousin in Australia.
Kyeremanteng allegedly admitted sending the parcel but explained that it was his cousin who gave him $900 to buy the drugs.
Eight Ghanaian passports bearing different names with varied professions were found in Kyeremanteng’s home when a search was conducted there by officials of NACOB when he was arrested.
Mr Amoah said he could not give any reason why Kyeremanteng was not charged as there was nothing on his file.
He said Kyeremanteng was granted police enquiry after his arrest for investigations to continue.
According to him, no formal charges had been preferred against Kyeremanteng since his arrest and the grant of police enquiry bail in 2004.