A 54-year-old British counselor at the Ghana International School (GIS), Mary Maxine Selasie has been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court together with her accomplices for allegedly dealing in narcotics. With the exception of Maxine, who was remanded into police custody, the other five suspects, Nukunu Kwame Gakpetor, 48, Rashid Raman Kofi, 32, Moses Kudjo Gakpetor, 50, Kobla Amedzor Gakpetor, 42 and Seth Kwaku Agama, 48, were remanded into prison custody. The suspects would reappear before the court on December 10, 2010. The court also issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Joseph Atsu Selasie, Maxine’s husband, who is the alleged owner of the dried leaves suspected to be cannabis. Atsu allegedly owns a currier service company, which he uses in the narcotics trade. Maxine and her accomplices were arrested on Saturday, November 20, 2010 together with five others at Tema following a tip-off that a drug cartel was operating in a cluster of houses at the Gulf City, Tema. Personnel from the Narcotics Unit were dispatched to the location, where the suspects were arrested. During a spot check at the location, police retrieved a pump action gun with 130 live cartridges, a big jute bag containing dried leaves suspected to be cannabis, three smaller parcels and some polythene bags, all suspected to contain quality cannabis sativa (wee). The police also retrieved a Toyota Highlander with registration number GT 9627-10 and some documents. The police are on the heels of Joseph Atsu Selasie, Maxine’s husband, who is believed to be the leader of the cartel. Atsu is suspected to be running a courier company in the country, which he uses to procure, parcel and export narcotics overseas. Source: Daily Guide