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Mother-of-six wanted to serve 20-year drug sentence in Italy further remanded
Summary
Aisha Ahmed, 49, was remanded in custody by the High Court on a European Arrest Warrant issued by Italian authorities for suspected drug importation. The warrant accuses her of being a promoter, leader and organiser of an association that imported, sold, distributed and traded large quantities of cocaine in Italy between September 1999 and June 2000. Ahmed was convicted in absentia in 2005 and sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Court of Naples. She denies the allegations, claiming she has never been to Italy and that the name and date of birth on her Irish passport are incorrect. The court relied on fingerprint evidence that matched the prints supplied by Interpol, and Mr Justice John Edwards adjourned the case to 18 November, remanding Ahmed in further custody. Her husband, Yemi Moshood Olatunde, was also arrested under similar circumstances and claims mistaken identity. The case remains pending.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Mother-of-six wanted to serve 20-year drug sentence in Italy further remanded. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 18 Adjournment
- October 24 Incident
- December 1967 Incident
- September 1999 Incident
- June 2000 Incident
- 2014-11-04 Publication
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