Two arrested for attempting to export narcotic drugs

Accra, Sept. 19, GNA – The Narcotics Control
Board (NACOB) has arrested two persons for allegedly trafficking narcotics
through a courier service in Accra.

The suspects are Daniel Newman Teye, 32 and
Kwasi Kumi Otenpong (alias Timmy) 29, were on Thursday, August 30, this year
arrested by operatives of NACOB when the former presented a package, a small
speaker for postage.

A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency in
Accra on Wednesday said the package, when scanned was found to contain some
foreign materials.

It said the speaker was carefully dismantled
in the presence of Teye and was found to contain three small parcels of dried
leaves suspected to be cannabis sativa, a narcotic drug.

The statement noted that the suspect, Teye
during interrogation, denied ownership and knowledge of the speaker and its
contents.

According to the statement Teye mentioned one
Kwasi Kumi Otenpong (alias Timmy) as the owner of the items.

It said Teye subsequently led a team of
officers to New Dawenya residence of one Timmy where a search conducted at his
premises revealed five parcels and six wrappers of suspected cannabis.

The statement stated that upon interrogation
and investigation, Timmy admitted ownership of the speaker and its contents and
those found in his living room.

Timmy, the statement said disclosed that he
was a regular user of the narcotic herb and sells out to prospective buyers.

It noted that NACOB had sent the exhibits to
the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) for forensic examination and report.

The two according to the statement were
currently in prison custody pending further investigations and prosecution.

NACOB admonishes the public to desist from
delivering parcels for and on behalf of others, as it has been the conduit for
trafficking narcotic drugs and also encouraged the public to voluntarily
provide information leading to the successful arrest of persons suspected to be
indulging on narcotics-related acts.

GNA

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