Two teenagers have been arrested for attempting to transport 30 parcels of some substance suspected to be marijuana to Nkurakan in the Eastern Region. The suspects, 19-year-old Evelyn Adade Kokor and Felix Gyimah, 18 were said to have concealed the package in two sacks of cassava. According to the spokesperson of the Eastern Regional Police … Read more
Two teenagers are in the grips of the Eastern Regional Police Command for possessing narcotic substances, believed to be marijuana. The two, Evelyn Adade Korkor, 19 years, and Felix Gyimah, 18, were arrested while attempting to transport 30 parcels of the substance together with cassava in 2 sacks from Huhunya to Nkurakan in the Eastern … Read more
A man who attempted to smuggle 154 parcels of compressed dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp to Nigeria has been arrested. The 38-year-old suspect, Oriji Ogbananya, from Alayi Abia State, Nigeria, is said to have concealed the suspected narcotic in bales of used clothes. Tip-off Briefing journalists in Accra, the Public Relations Officer of … Read more
A total of 203 sacks of substance believed to be Indian hemp (wee) have been destroyed by the Nkawkaw Police Command at Abepotia, a suburb of Nkawkaw in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region. This followed permission granted by the Mpraeso Circuit Court presided over by her ladyship Sinari Mariam. However one sack … Read more
THERE is a growing phenomenon in some drinking spots in the capital city, Accra, where ‘wee’ also known as Indian hemp, are sold openly to patrons of these drinking spots, Weekend Today can confirm. Weekend Today’s investigations showed that places where ‘wee’ smoking is allowed and are sold as well always have high patronage compared to where the act … Read more
DUNKWA circuit court presided over by Justice Francis A Obuajo has sentenced Collins Awuku to a concurrent jailed sentence of three years for possessing wrappers of Indian hemp (wee) and also threatening to kill his co-tenant with a knife. The accused pleaded guilty to the offences and was convicted accordingly. The fact of the case as … Read more
A 38-year-old carpenter, Abdul Razak Ousman has been arrested by the Ashaiman Divisional Police Command for allegedly engaging in Indian Hemp farming on his compound. The suspect, believed to be the owner of two ghettos, where he also supplied them with Indian Hemp, told the Police he thought the plants he was growing were flowers, … Read more
The National Police SWAT Department has busted a drug export gang at Tudu, Accra and arrested two of its Nigerian owners. The Tuesday operation also uncovered 630 parcels of compressed dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp concealed in 14 bales of used clothing. The three-hour operation on Tuesday, November 3, followed a tip-off from … Read more