Crime & Punishment of Saturday, 28 December 2019<\/p>\n
Source: GNA<\/p>\n
Cannabis<\/p>\n
Five persons who were arrested by the Western Naval Command with 35 sacks of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis have appeared before a Circuit Court in Accra.<\/p>\n
The Tema Naval Command picked up the five on December 23, this year, on board a boat carrying 35 sacks of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis on the high seas.<\/p>\n
Facing charges of conspiracy and possession of narcotics, the five have had their pleas preserved by the court pending further investigations into the matter.<\/p>\n
They are Evans Adasu Laweh, Moses Akorlie, Moses Gyinadu, Norgbetey Buanor and Benjamin Bortey Dame.<\/p>\n
The court presided over by Justice Mrs Jane Harriet Akweley Quaye remanded the five accused persons into prison custody to reappear on January 10.<\/p>\n
Their remand, the court said, was to enable the Police conduct further investigations into the matter.<\/p>\n
Prosecuting Assistant State Attorney Mr Adamah Watskin prayed the court to remand the accused persons into prison custody pending further investigations into the matter.<\/p>\n
According to Mr Watskin, the substances were being forwarded to the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) for analytical examination.<\/p>\n
The State Attorney indicated that that other accomplices who are at large were being sought for by the Police.<\/p>\n
He said if the accused persons were admitted to bail, they might interfere with evidence and other accomplices who are at large, hence the accused persons should be remanded.<\/p>\n
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