Desmond Charles Babatunde Frazer and Hannah Alami made another appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No 1. in Freetown. They were arraigned before the court for six count charges.
Possession of materials untended to be used for the manufacturing of drugs without authority in all 6 counts, contrary to section 10 (a) of the National Drug Control Act 2008, Act No. 10 of 2008.
The particulars of offenses, stem from and incident that Desmond Charles Babatude Frazer and Hannah Alami on Monday 18th December, 2023 at No.19 Mudge Farm Wilkinson Road, Freetown in the Freetown Judicial District, in the Western Area of the Republic of Sierra Leone were found in possession of Twenty Nine (29) Polythene Bags weight 49.3 Kilograms of dried leaves used in the manufacturing of drugs,33 bags plastic container containing liquid substance suspected to be precursors chemical use in manufacturing drugs Each weigh five litres with a inscription Acetone 99.5% Propane 2.1,10 transparent plastic containers containing liquid substance suspected to be precursors chemical weigh five litres each inscription Butanol 99.95% pure methyl Alcohol.
ASP Ibrahim Mansaray led in Police inspector Alpha Turay, attached at Transnational Organization Crime Unit to testify in court.
He started by saying, he did recognize the two accused in the dock and did recall on the 25th March 2024, he was on duty at the same department, when a case and enquiring files from “TOCU” headquarter was located to him for further investigation containing caution statements of the accused , search warrant, manifest of items, delivery order, invoice, parking list and two NRA certificates and they have been in police custody since and he wish to tender them and was tender to form part of the court records.
The defense counsel Madiue Sesay challenge the second accused statements that was tender in court, saying that his client said that the said statement doesn’t reflect her statement, she made at the police and also challenging the authenticity of the said signature on the statement that she did not sign it.
Meanwhile, the defense counsel asked for a trial so that the court should clear that doubt
Meanwhile, the Magistrate adjourned the matter to the 11th April 2024, for the defense counsel to come and submit his authority.
Bail refused for both accused, they were sent to the male and female correctional facility.