NACOB seizes 397 slabs of wee at Kotoka Airport; five held
NACOB officers seized 397 slabs of dried leaves suspected to be wee at the Aviance Cargo Village of Kotoka International Airport in early June 2012, arresting three Nigerians who owned the Nigeria-bound consignment and two freight forwarders who were later bailed.
🇬🇭 Aviance Cargo Village, Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana
The Narcotics Control Board worked with the Ghana Airports Company to seize 397 slabs of dried leaves suspected to be wee, also known as Indian hemp, at Kotoka International Airport in early June 2012.[1]The slabs, concealed in 12 sacks loaded with underwear and T-shirts, were bound for Nigeria and were picked up by a newly installed Nick TC Scan screening machine during routine checks at the Aviance Cargo Village.[1]
Two freight forwarders, Eric Anderson and Philip Adade, who brought the goods for export were initially arrested, then led NACOB officers to one of the consignment’s owners, Omoleyo Akinyele.[1]He in turn led officers to Akinsanmi Akinyele and then to Muyiden Mustapha, and all three Nigerians were taken into custody to help with investigations, while the forwarders were granted bail.[1]The three identified the goods as theirs but denied ownership of the compressed leaves.[1]
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