Man who sold hemp to undercover commander jailed 12 years in Asamankese
The Asamankese Circuit Court sentenced Munkaila Musah, 35, to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing 3,729 grammes of Indian hemp in 127 wrappers. He had sold a wrapper to the district police commander, who approached him in plain clothes in January.
Asamankese District Police Commander DSP George Kingsley Adu, dressed in mufti,
spotted Munkaila Musah, 35, selling something he suspected to be Indian hemp on
1 January, approached him and offered to buy a wrapper, which Musah readily sold
him.[1]Adu arrested him on the spot and took him to the police station, where
the wrappers were counted and weighed 3,729 grammes.[1]
Musah pleaded guilty to possessing narcotic drug, and the Asamankese Circuit
Court, presided over by Mr Kofi Akrowiah, sentenced him to 12 years in prison.[1]Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector Joseph Idan told the court the case
showed drug trafficking was on the increase and posed grave danger to the
nation.[1]The judge commended Adu and said all Ghanaians had to unite to fight
the menace.[1]
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