SEVEN persons, who were found in possession of a quantity of dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp at Akropong, Adukrom and Adawso, both in the Akuapem North District in the Eastern Region, have been arrested by the Akropong police.
The suspects, arrested in a dawn swoop, were found with three mini bags and several wrappers of the dry leaves at various hideouts harbouring criminals.
They are Samuel Okraku, 37; Yaw Ofosu, 42; Kwabena Ofei, 51; Kwame Yeboah, 56; Issifu Mohammed, 26; Mark Arday, 40 and Kwesi Werenkye, 37.
The suspects are currently in police custody assisting in investigations.
The Akropong Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mrs Mina Ayim, told the Daily Graphic that the dawn swoop formed part of efforts at curbing the rampant peddling of drugs in the communities.
This, she believed, would help to rid the area of criminal elements and people with deviant characters.
“In a political season like this, crime prevention remains our prime objective, hence the undertaking of pre-emptive measures to flush out criminals from society to ensure a violence-free elections”, ACP Ayim stated.
The Divisional Commander, who warned criminals of the preparedness of the police to pursue them all out, however appealed to members of the communities to always volunteer useful information that could lead to the arrest of such criminals.
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