Cocaine Lady Gaoled...Given 8 Year Sentence

Nayele Ametefeh also known as Ruby Adu Gyamfi has been sentenced to 8 years eight months imprisonment by the Isleworth Crown Court in London.

Nayele, who pleaded guilty to carrying 12 kilos of cocaine to the United Kingdom, was sentenced on her own plea.

Nayele, was busted in the United Kingdom (UK) for carrying 12.5 kg of cocaine. During her first appearance on November 27, 2014 at the Isleworth Crown Court she pleaded guilty and the case was postponed Monday 5th January 2015.

However, sitting was rescheduled to today, January 6, 2015 due to the fact that Nayele was indisposed. Apart from that the court needed to conclude on their forensic analysis.

Reporting from the court on Tuesday, PEACE FM correspondent, Vida Adutwumwaa indicated that Nayele who was present in court, had a new lawyer by name James Kubi.

After the forensic report, the court stated that Nayele was carrying 12 kg of cocaine and its quality was 79 percent.

The 79 percent purity of the class A substance has been described by the judges as the highest ever recorded at the Heathrow Airport.

Apart from that an amount of $23,000 and 6,000 pounds which was seen in her hand bag will be seized by the court.

History of Nayele

Nayele was born in Accra to a Ghanaian mother and father. Later the father left them to Austria and that was how she got the Austrian passport. She who is currently 32 years old has two other siblings.

At the age of 16, she got married to a man who dealt in spare parts and had three children. The first child is 16 years (girl), second and third is 13 and 11 years respectively.

Subsequently, she got linked to some friends in high places and was introduced a higher way of living.

According to the lawyer, she needed to protect her children and that is why she became ‘vulnerable’.

How Nayele got involved in cocaine saga

Nayele came in contact with a Ghanaian business woman in her late fifties (name withheld) and was given a business proposal. She immediately accepted due to the amount of money involved ($23,000 6,000 pounds).

According to her lawyer, unknowing to Nayele, the package given to her by the woman was cocaine and that led to her arrest at the Heathrow Airport.