Wee Arrested in Fake Diplomatic Vehicle

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, 25^th 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.

Woman Arrested With Wee

A 22 year old lady has been arrested by the Volta Regional Police Command for possessing substances suspected to be Cannabis Sativa otherwise known as Indian Hemp.

The lady who has been identified as Angela Boakye had hidden the suspected illegal substance in a basket full of fresh okra. 

But for the vigilance and strictness of the Police personnel at the Barrier the young lady would have eluded the security personnel. 

Brothers busted with ‘Wee’ stocked in Sceptic truck

Luck eluded two brothers in an attempt to outwit security personnel by using a septic truck to transport large sums of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp popularly known as “wee”. 

The Ho Police on Tuesday dawn busted the brothers, Kwabena Owusu, 30 and Yaw Baffo, 20 when the septic truck otherwise used for transporting human excreta was intercepted at mile 48 near Agbokofe off the Ho-Aflao Highway.     

This is the latest among several other ploys adopted by drug dealers and smugglers in the region to outwit the Police and other security agencies. In the past, the stuff were concealed in very expensive suit and brief cases which were rarely searched by the by security officials at various check points.  Other ploys include the concealment of the dried leaves under buses, engines and behind the inner body of vehicles. While some also stashed in animal feeds and other commodities.