THREE suspected criminals including two Togolese nationals who attempted to smuggle four maxi bags of dry leaves, suspected to be Indian hemp, from the country to Togo have been arrested by the police at Akropong Akuapem in the Eastern Region.
The Togolese are Dzorka Adu, 31, and Maths Ashabi, 35, and their driver, Kweku Wiafi, 21.
.They were said to have concealed the dried leaves in four big travelling bags and covered them with textiles.
The suspects doused the bags with a strong perfume to prevent the detection of the smell of the items, which they were conveying from Huhunya in the Upper Manya District to Accra.
Briefing the media at Akropong on Wednesday, the Akropong Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mina Ayim, said at about 12.30 p.m. on July 8, this year, personnel of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) on normal patrol duty along the Yensiso-Adawso road, had a tip-off that some people were conveying dried leaves to Accra.
She said a few minutes later, the patrol team intercepted a Mercedes Benz bus with registration number AS 6755 Z occupied by the two Togolese and the driver, Kweku Wiafi.
ACP Ayim said immediately Dzorka and Ashabi saw the police personnel, they fled into a nearby bush but luck evaded them when they fell into a deep valley and were arrested by the patrol team who were pursuing them.
She said during interrogation, the two suspects told the police that they purchased the substance at Huhunya and were taking it to Accra, on route to Togo for sale.
She warned criminals against using the area to carry out their nefarious activities, stressing that the police were prepared to clamp down on their activities.
ACP Ayim also cautioned landlords who gave out their lands for the cultivation of Indian hemp to desist from such practice, adding that anyone caught would be made to face the full rigours of the law.
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