Prosecutors have begun cross-examining two British teenage girls charged with trying to smuggle cocaine out of Ghana in laptop bags, British officials in the West African country said Wednesday.
"One girl was cross examined yesterday and today the other girl also took her turn," said Gary Nicholls, a spokesman for the British High Commission in Ghana's capital, Accra. He said the court, which typically sits once a week, adjourned until Sept. 26.
He declined to give details of the prosecution's line of questioning. The courtroom is closed to the public.
The 16-year-old students from London are accused of trying to smuggle nearly 6 kilograms (about 13 pounds) of cocaine home to Europe in computer cases. They were arrested in July at the Accra airport and charged with drug possession and trafficking.
West Africa is increasingly becoming a transit point for drugs headed to Europe. Cocaine, mostly from Colombia, is brought on small planes and dropped on islands off the little-policed Atlantic Ocean coast, then distributed to couriers who carry it into Europe.
British and Ghanaian officials began collaborating last year after the number of drug-related arrests at London airports linked to West African flights surged.
Prosecution cross-examines British teens in Ghana drug trial - International Herald Tribune
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