Asikuma youth in conflict with police following the death of a suspected drug dealer



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General News of Sunday, June 9, 2019

Source: ghananewsagency.org

2019-06-09

Ghana Police Record S Photo file

The angry youths who were offended by the death of Kweku Botwe 40, a suspected drug dealer, stormed the police station of Breman Asikuma, worried about the release of two other suspects who l 'him. accompanied him.

The deceased died in the cells on Thursday, June 6 around 9 am

They threw stones at the station and smashed a window, but the police managed to disperse them after it asked for reinforcements from Mankessim, Ajumako and the regional headquarters.

Botwey was arrested with Kwesi Ennim 33 and Abotsi Omaru Omaru 18 after being arrested in a coconut plantation in Asikuma, a place considered a haven for "tiny" smokers and criminals.

He however complained of vertigo the night of their detention and was transported to the government hospital of Asikuma to undergo medical treatment, but later died and his body was dropped off at the morgue of the hospital pending an autopsy.

The police seized them quantities of dried leaves suspected of being "wee" cannabis, a pair of scissors, a pack of cigarettes, a bunch of keys, two boxes of matches and a quantity of 64, 00 GHC.

Police Assistant Superintendent Irene Serwaa Oppong said the suspects were arrested around 5:30 pm by a team of police patrols.

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