Another attempt by some persons to smuggle substance suspected to be Indian Hemp along the Ghana-Togo Border have been foiled by security personnel working along the Ketu South District.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Volta Regional office of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Felix Klu-Adjei who revealed this to Daily Guide said the incident happened Saturday morning, May 16, 2020 at about 3:10 am.
He said although the contraband good were intercepted, the culprits managed to escape arrest.
Mr Klu-Adjei explained that on that fateful day, a joint team of Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Customs and Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) who were on night duty from the previous evening spotted an unusual movement of some person along an unapproved route near ‘Beat-6’ of Ghana’s Boundary with Togo.
They realised the suspicious men were carrying some luggage.
They decided to draw closer and question them.
However, the persons upon seeing the Officers advance towards them, quickly abandoned the goods and fled into neighbouring Togo.
The consignment was collected and conveyed to the Aflao Sector Command of GIS.
Subsequent examination on the content of the luggage which turned out to be a sack, revealed fifty-three (53) parcels of substance suspected to be ‘marijuana’ weighing 22683.2g, as confirmed by NACOB.
This interception has come barely forty- eight hours after thirty-one (31) parcels of similar substance was intercepted by the GIS Border Patrol Team at the ‘Beat eleven 11’ border enclave.
The fifty-three (53) parcels have since been handed over officially to the NACOB at Aflao for further investigation.
Meanwhile, the suspects are presently being pursued by the GIS Aflao Sector Command.
From Fred Duodu, Ho (k.duodu@yahoo.com)