The narcotic kako. INSET: One of the suspects
Two Nigerians, who attempted to traffic narcotic drugs concealed in stock fish known in the local parlance as Kako, have been arrested by the Narcotic Control Board (NACOB).
Theophilus Biney, alias Godwin Orji, aka Goody 37, and Jeff Nnaana-K, 36, were apprehended at different locations after they had attempted to traffic 21.7 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine through the Ghana Post Office to the Philippines.
The two are currently before a court for their involvement in the possession and attempted trafficking of the illicit drug.
Theophilus Biney was arrested after attempting to post the parcels of Kako which contained the narcotic drugs.
Upon his arrest and interrogation, he admitted ownership of the parcel but told investigators that the drugs were given to him by Jeff Nnaana-K to be sent to one Victor who is resident in the Philippines.
However, when Nnaana-K was arrested, he also narrated that the consignments were not his but were given to him by one Offor based in Nigeria to be given to Theophilus.
He said the parcels were to be delivered through the Ghana Post Office to Victor, a Nigerian resident in the Philippines.
Methamphetamine is a whitish crystallized synthetic stimulant which is mainly used as recreational drug and highly addictive and increases alertness, endurance and feelings of wellbeing of abusers.
Its addictive nature causes the body temperature of the abuser to rise so high that he/she could pass out.
It also causes severe itching. Methamphetamine has the high tendency of causing emotional and thinking anxieties.
Following the arrest and subsequent arraignment of the two, NACOB in a statement admonished the public to desist from delivering parcels for and on behalf of others as it has been the conduit for trafficking narcotic drugs.
It called for assistance with information to assist the outfit in the fight against drug trafficking.
BY Gibril Abdul Razak