Two men are currently in the grips
of the Volta Regional Police Command after they run out of luck in an attempt
to use a fake Diplomatic Vehicle to convey suspected Indian hemp. Checks indicate that
the Diplomatic Vehicle number on the vehicle, CD 182-13 falls within the
British High Commission allotment of diplomatic numbers issued by the Driver
Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) of Ghana.
The two who have been identified
as Ahmed Harunah, 39 and Akoto Castro, 24 were arrested last Sunday, 25th
January, 2015 by the Volta Regional Highway Patrol Team.
They were arrested at about 4:00pm
in Frankadua in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region which is under
that Peki Division of the Volta Regional Police Command.
Ahmed and Akoto |
He said the diplomatic Number
plate; CD 182-13 which was embossed on the Land Cruiser Prado which was being
driven by Ahmed heightened the curiosity of the patrol team.
The then stopped the vehicle and
searched it. They found seven maxi fibre sacks of dried leaves suspected to be
Indian hemp. After a thorough count 446 was compressed slabs of the substance
was realized.
DCOP Yentumi Gyinae said, after interrogation,
the two mentioned the owner of the illegal substance to be one Afenyo of
Dzemeni Tornu in the South-Dayi District of the region.
They denied knowledge of their
destination in Accra. According to the suspects, they were to call Afenyo when
they got to Accra for directions to the final destination of the suspected
Cannabis Sativa.
The Regional Crime Officer, James
Kofi Abraham hinted that when questioned, the two confirmed that the number
plate was a fake one which was provided by a friend who is an agent (also known
as Goro Boy) of the DVLA in Accra.
Other checks by Volta Online also
indicate that the Road Worthy and Insurance documents were all issued in with
the same number and they all seem to be genuinely done.
That notwithstanding the Volta
Regional Police command has assured that the full weight of the law will be applied.
The Regional Commander was optimistic that the drug trade will surely be weeded
out in the region.
This latest arrest comes barely
two weeks after two police officers and Nigerian were also busted with 1051
slaps of the suspected substance at Sokode-Lokoe near Ho.
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