David McDermott, the British in-law of the governor of the Bank of Ghana, has been arraigned in court for the extradition processes to begin.
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British in-law of Bank of Ghana governor arraigned for extradition
David McDermott, the British in-law of the governor of the Bank of Ghana, has been arraigned in court for the extradition processes to begin, after being arrested in connection with a smuggling plot to import £71 million worth of cocaine into the UK.
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His arrest is in connection with a smuggling plot to import £71 million worth of cocaine into the UK.
McDermott has been on the run from UK authorities for three years.
According to prosecutors at an Accra circuit court, the man is married to the step-daughter of the Bank of Ghana's governor, Dr. Kofi Wampah.
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However, Wampah has said he had no knowledge that McDermott was wanted in the UK.
McDermott was arrested in an international sting operation at his home in the affluent Burma Hills area of Accra last week, and was found in possession of a Ghanaian passport with the name David Smith. Prosecutors said he was found to run a mining company.
Prosecutors also told the court investigations are ongoing in the matter and are still expecting certain information from their British counterparts to facilitate their investigations.
McDermott did not have any legal representation in court for the first hearing.
McDermott is said to be a member of an organised crime syndicate from Liverpool and he has been on the run for three-years for his connection to a smuggling plot to import £71 million worth of cocaine into the UK.
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McDermott’s gang is believed to be responsible for a failed smuggling operation discovered by the UK Border Force at Tilbury Docks in May 2013, when officers seized 400kg (881Ibs) of cocaine smuggled into the country in a container of frozen Argentinian beef.
The case has been adjourned to the 30th of March.
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