<p><strong> AKPIROROH, JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): </strong> The appellant, Joe Brown Akubueze was arraigned on 14th January, 1994 before the Miscellaneous Offences Tribunal, Lagos Zone Presided over by Oni-Okpaku, J on offences consisting of six counts of conspiracy to import heroin, importation of heroin and possession of heroin under sections 10(c)(b), 10(a) and 10)(h) respectively of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Amendment Decree No. 15 of 1992. The prosecution called nine witnesses while the accused did not testify and called no witness. The case for the prosecution put briefly was that on an information received sometimes in December, 1993, two containers suspected to be carrying hard drugs were identified and seized while the Ship Esmeralda from Bangkok was being off loaded at the Apapa Wharf. Further investigation revealed that the owner of the container was the appellant. He was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport on his return from Bangkok on 22/12/94 and t…</p>