[ 2017-05-01 ]

Police nab man for attempting to smuggle Indian hemp
A man who attempted to smuggle 154 parcels of
compressed dried leaves suspected to be Indian
hemp to Nigeria has been arrested.

The 38-year-old suspect, Oriji Ogbananya, from
Alayi Abia State, Nigeria, is said to have
concealed the suspected narcotic in bales of used
clothes.

Tip-off

Briefing journalists in Accra, the Public
Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police
Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP),
Mrs Effia Tenge, said the police had a tip-off
about some people trying to smuggle Indian hemp to
Nigeria and proceeded to the scene at Darkuman
junction in Accra.

She said when the police arrived at the warehouse,
they saw a number of bags containing used
clothes.

The officers, she said, then confiscated the bags
and took them to the police station and when they
were opened, the suspected narcotic was found.

Parcels of compressed leaves

According to her, the police counted 154 parcels
of compressed dried leaves concealed in
second-hand clothing which was packed in "Ghana
must go" bags.

Upon interrogation, Ogbananya allegedly admitted
the offence and told the police that the parcels
belonged to a man he named only as Goodman, who is
currently on the run.

Source - Graphic Online.com

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