British teens' drug trial starts in Ghana

The trial of two teenage British girls accused of attempting to smuggle £300,000 (€448,000) worth of cocaine to Britain began in a Ghana court today, officials said.

Yasemin Vatansever and Yatunde Diya were expected to enter pleas at the packed juvenile court in Ghana’s capital, Accra, said Gary Nichols, head of Public Affairs at the British High Commission.