The Nkwawkaw Police command led by Chief Superintendent James Sarfo Peprah has acted on a court order to burn substance suspected to be India hemp retrieved from farmers at Apesika in the Kwahu East district of the Eastern region last year February.
The Mpraeso Circuit Court ordered the police to destroy the substance on October 6 but due to the General Election last year they were unable to destroy the substance until today.
Speaking to the Nkwawkaw divisional Police commander, he said the police acted on a tip off by an informant which they moved to the community of 21 houses for the arrest.
A full bag of the suspected substance were retrieve from each home.
Both able and disabled farmers including a 79-year-old woman who also had 15 bags in her possession and seventeen suspects were arrested and screened.
Chief Superintendent Peprah said the worth of the substance can cost about 1.4 billion Ghana cedis.
Source: Michael Akrofi
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Go and Arrest the Chinese Galamsey fuuls, and not arresting HERBS to get Promotion. So so Corrupt ***barred word*** Police men
its not logic for them to destroy the herbs because it has over 500 uses and it has been medically legalised in 23 states in USA and also used by cancer patients in israel,,, it prevents glaucoma disorders and also prescribed for HIV patients in canada.... so its better for our leaders to stop the ignorance and legalise it..Moreover there must generate taxes for the country and foreign exchange in countries abroad who need it and stop arrestimg the youth for just a stick of marijuana which intends to spoil their life by serving the country behind bars..Finally 97percent of weed smokers havent gone mad so that ***barred word*** perception is a lie
You just destroyed about billion Ghana cedis, why dont we do something about this herb, it may help the economy.is my point of view.
Are you sure this is the exact substance. Hmmmmmmm asem b3ba dabi