Abubakari Jamilo with the suspected slaps of wee
A 32-year-old disabled (cripple) man has been
apprehended in possession of 38 slaps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp
also known as Wee.
Abubakari Jamilo, the suspect, had concealed
the illegal substance under a Niger-bound bus at the newly constructed Asawase
Market in Kumasi.
Acting on a tip-off, the Ashanti Regional
Police Criminal Investigations Operations team stormed the place and arrested
the suspect and seized the narcotic substance.
A police source stated: “When we arrived at the
station on Saturday morning, the bus was parked with the substance concealed
under it.”
The source said the police ordered the driver, Ibrahim Mumuni, 38, to move the bus to the station but
he said his car had developed a fault so it could not move.
He said the police called for a towing car and
whilst waiting for the car, Abubakari Jamilo appeared at the scene and the
driver pointed him as the owner of the substance.
He said Abubakari Jamilo, the main suspect,
Ibrahim Mumuni, the driver, and one other person, identified as Adamu Issaka,
48, were arrested.
He said the bus was eventually towed to the
Ashanti Regional Police Headquarters and upon a thorough search, 38 slaps of
suspected Wee were found under it.
The source said that the three suspects had
been detained and the bus impounded, pending investigation.
The Ashanti Regional Police Drug Law
Enforcement Unit had taken over the case and the suspects would be arraigned
soon.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi
