The men were apprehended after one of the suspects led a team of policemen to their hideout.

[contextly_sidebar id=”yt0EklS8OJ7ooBnGG5FWQT70pG9HS13I”]Addressing the media on Thursday, the Upper West Regional Police Commander, DCOP Boapeah Okyere, said the police found the suspected narcotic substances after a search of the suspect’s room.

One Hakeem Kasim, 28, was arrested in a residence in a suburb of Wa, after he was caught wrapping some substances suspected to be narcotics drugs.

People found in the house with Hakeem were also arrested.

Hakeem subsequently led police to the room of Constable Nana Amako Donkor who was also arrested, DCOP Boapeah Okyere stated.

DCOP Boapeah Okyere also cautioned the public to beware of persons who come in cunning ways to extort from them.

“The police would like to use this opportunity to caution the public to be wary and careful of such people parading as informants and defrauding high ranking personnel with sugar-coated information. Such people use the success stories of known arrests made elsewhere as their brainchild,” he said.

This arrest follows the Wednesday apprehension of another police officer, Corporal Raymond Amegashie, who is believed to be the leader of a robbery gang that attacked and robbed a supermarket in Nungua in the Greater Accra Region.

Corporal Amegashie, who is with the Tema Police Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT), was apprehended alongside three other suspects after allegedly attacking and stealing GHc 54,000 from the Asante supermarket.

In other notable instances of police involvement in crime, an interdicted Police Constable, Samuel Asamoah of the Kasoa Police Station, was arrested for his alleged involvement in a GH¢7, 800 robbery at Swedru in September.

Also in September, a Corporal, Effah Kyere Williams Boadu, an officer with the Upper East Regional Arms and Ammunitions Unit of the Ghana Police Service, was arrested for illegally selling firearms to unauthorized persons.

In November, a Police officer and a supervisor at the Tema Motorway toll booth, were arrested in connection with a robbery incident were robbers on motorbikes broke into the toll booth and made away with about GHC 45,000.

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ASP Joseph Benefo Darkwah, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Tema Regional Police Command, made this revelation at a press briefing at the Tema Regional Police Headquarters.

He said the Regional Command arrested 9 persons, including an ex-military officer, suspected to be dealing in narcotics.

Warrant Officer Class Two George Hagan, aged 52 years, was arrested with a black handbag containing dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.

The other suspects included: Kojo Nyarko, 32 years, Alhassan Abdulaia.k.a Cubicle, Seth Onomah 37, Seletian Duboss, 48, Joshaua Afrifa 53, and Alhassan Nuhu 24.

The rest were: Jerry Atibire 58 and Desmond Wogah 28 years.

He said suspects were picked up at various hide outs within the Ashaiman Municipality and were currently in police custody assisting in investigations.

Items found on them included 258 wrappers of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, two boxes of matches, seven packets of assorted cigarettes, five cigarette filters, five lighters and 14 pairs of scissors.

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The court deferred the sentence to October 17 to allow the prosecution to send the exhibit to be tested.

Issah was convicted on his own plea by the court presided over by Mr Aboagye Tandoh.

The court ordered that the exhibit be sent for testing before the next adjourned date.

Prosecuting, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Patience Mario told the court that the complainant Kwame Antwi is a businessman and lives at Dome Zongo, while Issah is a trader and lives at Achimota Abofu.

She said the complainant’s wife operates a drinking spot at Dome Afghanistan, and the convict has been peddling narcotic drugs in and around the drinking spot.

She said the complainant and his wife had warned him on several occasions to stop his activities around their business but all fell to deaf ears.

DSP Mario said on September 23, at about 0730 hours, the complainant’s wife arrived at her shop and found her younger sister one Latifa deeply asleep, and was informed that the convict cooked jollof rice with Indian hemp and gave some to the victim to eat.

She told the court that, the victim slept till the next day September 24.

The prosecution said the complainant reported the matter to the police and a medical report form was issued to his wife to take her sister to the hospital for medical attention.

The complainant led the police to the scene and Issah was arrested. A search conducted in his house revealed 58 wrappers and a half compressed parcel of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.

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The accused persons pleaded not guilty and they will reappear in court on Monday, October 10.

Superintendent of Police Kweku Bempah told the court that the complainants in the case were the crew members of the East Legon Police Patrol Team.

He said on September 21, the patrol team had information that some people were dealing in narcotic drugs at the American House, East Legon in Accra.

He said the patrol team went to the location and arrested Donkor, together with others in a room.

He said a search conducted on him revealed 25 pieces of whitish substance in silver foil wraps, suspected to be narcotic drugs.

In a related development, the team visited a drinking spot in the same area, where Nana was arrested.

He said a search conducted at the spot revealed 24 pieces of whitish substances in silver foil wrap suspected to be narcotic drugs.

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Usif, who pleaded not guilty to the charge of using one wrap of narcotic drug, was found guilty of the crime after full trial by the court presided over by Mr Aboagye Tandoh,.

The convict was also fined an amount of GHC 1,800.00, or in default serve one year in prison.

He is also to sign a bond of good behaviour for two years or in default serve six months in prison.

In sentencing, the court said considering the totality of evidence adduced, the prosecution led sufficient evidence against the convict.

The court said in sentencing it also took into consideration all the mitigating factors, the nine months already spent in custody by the convict as well as his plea for mitigation.

The court also ordered the CID to destroy the exhibit in the presence of the court registrar.

Earlier, the prosecution, Superintendent of Police, Kweku Bempah, told the court that on December 4, 2015, the Odorkor District Police Command organised an operation to weed out the activities of criminals within their jurisdiction.

He said Usif together with some others were arrested at Anyaa, and a search conducted on him revealed one wrap of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.

Superintendent Bempah said upon interrogation the convict could not give any reason as to who supplied them with the exhibits.

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