GOODIES’ GOODS WERE COKE - Police

By Stephen K. Effah
Wednesday, 25 June 2008

Eighty thumb-sized pellets of a substance expelled by Isaac Abeiku Aidoo, also known as Goodies, the popular music producer being held for drug related offences, have proved to be cocaine upon examination by the Ghana Standards Board, the Greater Accra Public Tribunal heard yesterday.


Aidoo, who was making his second appearance before the tribunal, is charged with two counts of attempted exportation and possessing narcotic drugs without lawful authority.

His plea was not taken, and he is on police remand.

The case was however adjourned to July 21 at the request of the prosecutor, ASP Edward Ansah who informed the tribunal, presided over by Justice Frank Manu, that the case docket has been forwarded to the Attorney-General’s Office for advice.

Aidoo, who is Chief Executive of Goodies Music Production, was arrested at the Kotoka International Airport on April 23, on suspicion of possessing narcotic drugs while going through departure formalities to board a flight to London.

He was subsequently taken to the 37 Military Hospital by officials of the Narcotics Control Board for an x-ray, which revealed that he had foreign materials in his stomach.

He was put under surveillance during which he alleged expelled 80 pellets of whitish substances suspected to be cocaine.

The prosecution had told the tribunal at its first hearing on April 25 that during police interrogation, Aidoo said Abdul Haid, a musician resident at East Legon, Accra, gave him the drugs to be delivered to one Willie in London for a fee of 3,000 dollars.

Haid has not been located by the police.