The Honuta Command of the Ghana Immigration Service has intercepted a total
of One Thousand Five Hundred and Fifty (1,550) parcels suspected to be cannabis
at the klave border enclave.
The parcels which is described as the largest seized in the enclave this
year was intercepted by the team on Friday, July 23 2021, at about 11:50 HRS
according to report.
The Commanding Officer of the Ghana Immigration Service at the Honuta Border,
Superintendent Bernard Kojo Nketiah noted that, “the consignment was timely
intercepted by a Team of Patrol officers upon intelligence”.
The Commander, disclosed that a thorough search through the bush, the crime
scene, by himself and the Men saw a Nineteen (19) big sacks of which the
parcels are packed.
Subsequent investigation by the Ghana Immigration (GIS), the Police,
Customs Division, Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) and the National Intelligence
Bureau (NIB), revealed that the Nineteen sacks contained One Thousand Five
Hundred and Fifty compressed (1,550) parcels of 'Indian hemp.'
Information on the ground operations at the said location indicated that,
the driver and his accomplices upon sensing danger of the arrival of the Patrol
Team abandoned the contraband goods including a Toyota Mini Bus with a vehicle registration
number, GG 2314-20 and fled.
The team also found, at the crime scene, a Ghanaian Voter Identification
Card bearing the name, Ganuvo Kwaku, Driver’s license, Ghana Revenue authority
(GRA) Certificate and GRA Income Tax documents.
Addressing the Press at the Honuta border, the Volta Regional Commander of
the Ghana Immigration Service, Deputy Commissioner of Immigration (DCI), Peter
Claver Nantuo (Esq), Commended the Officer In- charge and the Team for great
show of professionalism, high excellence and integrity in foiling the illegal
operations of the cross border syndicates.
He expressed gratitude to the sister security agencies in their respective
efforts and effective collaboration to actualizing a common objective.
He further thanked the District Chief Executive for Ho West, Hon. Apau
Ernest Victor, the Chiefs and the entire community for rendering their support
to the operations of the security agencies as he also encouraged all to abide
by the COVID protocols.
The confiscated contraband goods have since been handed over to the Head of
the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) in the District, Mr. Rodger Vanderpuije, in
the presence of the District Chief executive for further investigation.
The Regional Command, however, cautioned those who engages is such criminal
activities to desist from the practice, since the law will take its course on
them when apprehended.
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