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Crime & Punishment of Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-07-10
Dried leaves suspected of being hemp were found in the accused's room
A Ho District Court sentenced Kwame Ayivi, also known as Igwe, a 40-year-old porter, to an eight-week prison sentence for drug trafficking.
He must also pay a fine of 100 penalty units, equivalent to 1,200.00 GH or, failing that, serve an additional eight weeks.
The Inspector of Police, Agnes Ahiable, told the Court, presided over by Mrs. Priscilla Dikro Ofori, that the applicant was a policeman from Ho Regional Police Headquarters, while the accused was living in Abaliakope, in the suburbs. Aflao.
On July 25, 2017, the prosecution stated that the complainant had embarked on an anti-drug operation in Aflao and the surrounding area.
During the course of the operation, the complainant went to the accused's home. During the search, a number of dried leaves suspected of being hemp were found in the accused's room.
The prosecution said that the accused had learned that the police had gone to his home and had discovered the alleged Indian hemp. He's hidden.
He added that witnesses present at the house had claimed that the substance belonged to the accused and had been brought with the substance to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Volta Regional Police (CID) for further consideration. investigation.
The prosecution said the substance was then sent to the police's forensic laboratory on January 11, 2018 for testing and that the test result confirmed that it was cannabis-free. A net mbad of 335.11 g.
He stated that on July 4, 2018, the accused had resurfaced and had been arrested by Afao police and charged.
The court also ordered that the drugs be destroyed.
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