A Ho circuit has
sentenced Kwame Ayivi, also known as Igwe, 40, a porter, to eight weeks
imprisonment in hard labour for peddling in narcotic drugs.
He is also to pay a fine of 100 penalty
units, equivalent to GHȼ1,200.00 or in default serve another eight weeks
imprisonment.
Prosecuting, Police Inspector Agnes Ahiable,
told the court presided over by Mrs Priscilla Dikro Ofori, that the complainant
in the case was a police officer from Ho Regional Police Headquarters, while
the accused was alao a resident of Abaliakope, a suburb of Aflao.
The prosecution said on July 25, 2017, the
complainant embarked on an anti-narcotic drugs operations at Aflao and its
environs.
He said during the operation, the
complainant visited the accused’s house and when a search was conducted a quantity
of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp was found in the accused’s bed
room.
The prosecution said when the accused heard
that police came to his house and found the suspected India hemp, he went into
hiding.
He said witnesses in the case who were at
the house claimed the substance belonged to the accused and they were brought
together with the substance to Volta Regional Police Criminal Investigation
Department (CID) for further investigation.
The prosecution said the substance was then
sent to Police Forensic Laboratory on January 11, 2018, for testing and the
result of the test confirmed the substance to be cannabis with net weight of
335.11g.
He said on July 4, 2018, the accused
resurfaced and was arrested by Aflao police and charged with the offence.
The court also ordered that the drugs be
destroyed.
Source: GNA
