Cocaine trial witness admits lying

The key prosecution witness in the trial of Giorgos ‘Zavrantonas’ Christodoulou – facing charges of importing 15 kilograms of cocaine with intent to sell – told the court on Thursday that he had initially lied when telling authorities the drugs were his.

“My first deposition was not the truth, the second one was the truth,” said witness Yiannis Andreou, alias ‘Maronas’....