A 38-year-old man, James Anim, has been arrested by the police at Mamfe in the Eastern Region for possessing 10 maxi bags of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.
The suspect, together with an accomplice, Isaac Okandji, 24, was transporting the stuff in his VW Passat car, with registration number GT 228 S, from Asesewa through the Koforidua-Mamfe road to Accra, when he was apprehended by the police around 11.30 a.m. on July 20, this year.
In December last year, the suspect, who claims to be a stationery dealer resident at Kwabenya in Accra, was arrested while conveying eight maxi bags of Indian hemp in the same VW Passat.
He was consequently arraigned at the Akropong Circuit Court and the case is still pending before the court.
Briefing the Daily Graphic on the incident, the Akropong Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) (Mrs) Mina Ayim, said the police had a tip-off about 7.00 a.m. on July 20, this year that a VW Passat conveying huge quantities of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp was travelling from Asesewa to Accra.
She said a team of policemen was immediately dispatched to trail the vehicle, which was spotted at Mamfe.
Mrs Ayim stated that when the driver of the vehicle saw the police, he attempted to reverse and in the process ran into an oncoming vehicle.
She said the two occupants of the vehicle took to their heels but the police pursued and arrested them.
Mrs Ayim appealed to the public to volunteer information that could lead to the arrest of drug peddlers in the area.
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