The Nalerigu District Court presided by His worship Simon Kofi Bediako, has remanded three accused persons into police custody for illegal possession of firearm and substance suspected to be Indian hemp.
Two of the accused persons , Kolgu Dawuda, 45 and Mohammed Bugri,31 have been charged with possession of Narcotic drugs without authority.
The third accused person, Yidana Mohammed , 65 has also been charged with possession of arms and ammunition without authority.
The accused persons are expected to reappear in court on April 13,2022.
The North East Regional Police Command led by its intelligence directorate conducted an intelligence cordon and operation at Teanoba, a village near Nalerigu in the East mamprusi municipality of the North East region.
The operation led to the arrest of two suspects; Kolgu Dawuda, 45, and Mohammed Bugri,31 who were found in possession of 14 and 7 bags of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp respectively.
A third suspect; Yidana Mohammed, 65 was also arrested for possession of a foreign manufactured single barrel gun and two BB cartridges.
The police called for the cooperation and support of community members in their bid to fight crime and make the North East region safe.
FROM Eric Kombat, Nalerigu