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Verdicts due in Ghana drugs trial Girls guilty in Ghana drugs case
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Verdicts are expected in the cases of two British 16-year-old girls accused of trying to smuggle £300,000 worth of cocaine from Ghana to the UK. Two British 16-year-old girls have been found guilty of trying to smuggle cocaine from Ghana to the UK.
Yasemin Vatansever and Yatunde Diya, both of north London, were arrested at an airport in Accra on 2 July.Yasemin Vatansever and Yatunde Diya, both of north London, were arrested at an airport in Accra on 2 July.
They were charged with attempting to smuggle more than 6kg (13lbs) of the drug on a BA flight to London.They were charged with attempting to smuggle more than 6kg (13lbs) of the drug on a BA flight to London.
The girls deny the charges and face up to three years in a juvenile detention facility if found guilty. The girls denied the charges but have been found guilty by a Ghanaian court and could face up to three years in a juvenile detention facility.
They are due to be sentenced on 5 December.
The BBC's Will Ross in Accra said the girls will appeal against the verdict.
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They have told the court they were set up, but the prosecution alleges they were involved in a drug smuggling plot from the start. They told the court they were set up, but the prosecution said they were involved from the start in a plot to smuggle the £300,000 worth of cocaine.
The girls have already spent nearly five months in custody after they were arrested with laptop bags containing cocaine.The girls have already spent nearly five months in custody after they were arrested with laptop bags containing cocaine.
They are being tried under Ghana's Juvenile Justice Act which means their trial must be completed within six months. They are being tried under Ghana's Juvenile Justice Act which means their trial had to be completed within six months.
Since British Customs officials started working with their Ghanaian counterparts a year ago drugs with a street value of over £60m have been intercepted en route from Ghana to Europe. Since British Customs officials started working with their Ghanaian counterparts a year ago drugs with a street value of more than £60m have been intercepted en route from Ghana to Europe.