JUDGMENT
BARTELS-KODWO, JA:
Introduction
This is an appeal by the Appellant against the judgment of the High Court, Accra, convicting the Accused/Appellant (hereinafter called “the Appellant”) of the charges of Importation of Narcotic Drug without license issued by the Minister of Health and Possession of Narcotic Drug Without Lawful Authority contrary to sections 1(1) and 2(1) of the Narcotic Drugs (Control, Enforcement and Sanctions) Act 1990 PNDCL 236.
Background
The facts of this case as recounted by the trial Judge are that on the 18th of April 2018, the Appellant, traveling on a Ghanaian passport with Passport Number G2003857 disembarked from South African Airlines flight number SA 209. Following his disembarkation, the Appellant was confronted by officials from the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) who asked him to identify his luggage. The Appellant is said to have picked a blue bag with his name on the tags.
Following this, the officials from NACOB conducted a search on the Appell…