A Ghanaian national who was arrested by Grenadian police on human trafficking and money laundering charges has been remanded to prison, after making a court appearance on Monday, April 27.
Awal Abdul Shariff appeared before the St. George’s Magistrate’s Court (Grenada) in connection with the illegal entry of seven Nepalese nationals and was remanded to the Richmond Hill Prison.
Shariff is due to make another Court appearance on Tuesday, May 5, 2015.
Grenadian police had detained the Nepalese students reported missing in St Lucia on Wednesday, April 22.
The students are now in custody “after arriving in Grenada via boat on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 from St Lucia,” the Grenada Police Force said in a brief statement.
It said the six males and one female “are believed to be victims of human trafficking” and that a “Ghanaian national who is reportedly a resident of Trinidad is also in police custody assisting with police investigation”.
The students are among a group of Asians who have been left virtually stranded here as a result of what has become known as the “Lambirds Academy affair”.