8,460 Indian Hemp Intercepted In The Bono Region

A 27-year-old driver and his mate have been arrested by Police in the Bono Region for reportedly carrying compressed bundles of leaves suspected to be Cannabis valued at GH¢1, 269, 000.

The driver, Ayuba Ali and his mate, Ametus Sori onboard a Rhino Cargo Truck with registration number GR 2474-16 were transporting the goods from Nsawkaw, the Tain District capital.

The two were busted at a section of the road between Menji in the Tain District and Banda in the Banda District while they were on their way to Burkina Faso at about 1:00am.

In order to outwit the police at the various check points, the suspects mixed the substance with other items such as boxes of weedicide, lumber, plywood and saw dust to suggest that they were transporting lumber and farm inputs.

Source: Graphic.com.gh