NACOC seizes 8,761 kg of cannabis in truck near Ho, driver flees
Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission seized 8,761 kg of cannabis in 17,522 slabs from a truck between Adaklu Trekpe and Ho. The driver fled and no arrests were reported as the commission sought the truck's owner.
The Volta Regional Office of Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), with National Security operatives and soldiers of the 66 Artillery Regiment in Ho, intercepted 17,522 slabs of cannabis with a gross weight of 8,761 kg between Adaklu Trekpe and the Ho Sports Development Centre.[1][2]The drugs had an estimated street value of GH¢17,522,000.[1][2]
Acting Director of Public Affairs and International Relations Francis Opoku Amoah disclosed the seizure to the Ghanaian Times in Accra.[1][2]The squad stopped a Renault freight truck with registration GE 8246-14 as it was leaving Ho, following several weeks of monitoring and intelligence gathering in the Ho enclave.[2]Officers found 222 bags holding the 17,522 slabs inside the truck.[2]
The truck driver fled after noticing the security officers, and NACOC said further inquiries were under way to find the truck’s owner.[2]The commission stressed that Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission Act 2020 (Act 1019) does not legalise cannabis, allowing only licensed industrial and medical use of plants with under 0.3 percent THC.[2]
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