A trader who was apprehended for possessing 78 thumb-sized whitish substances suspected to be cocaine at Tudu on Tuesday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”13AHShqDD7QTmtv3gVoQ6qQyBe7NLV3F”]Emmanuel Okwaraukoma, charged with possessing narcotic drug without lawful authority, pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n
The Court presided over by Mr Justice Francis Obiri remanded him into Police custody to reappear on July 23.<\/p>\n
Prosecuting Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ernest Acheampong said on July 10, at about 0900 hours the Regional Police Command had information that Okwaraukoma was dealing in narcotic drugs.<\/p>\n
DSP Acheampong said at 10:30 am, the accused person was arrested at Tudu with a black handbag. When the bag was searched 78 thumb size suspected to be cocaine was found.<\/p>\n
When accused person was quizzed, he claimed he had been sent by someone to pick the bag for him at Tudu.<\/p>\n
Okwaraukoma, however, could not lead the Police to arrest the person who sent him.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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