NACOC intercepts 12,600 slabs of cannabis hidden in poultry feed
On 2 December 2023 Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission found 12,600 slabs of compressed cannabis hidden in poultry feed inside an abandoned truck at Dodi near Akosombo. No suspect was arrested.
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) intercepted 12,600 slabs of compressed cannabis
in a truck found abandoned in a bush at Dodi near Akosombo in the Eastern Region on 2
December 2023, following an intelligence-led operation.[1][2]A search of the vehicle
found 180 sacks of the drug concealed in poultry feed.[1][2]
The truck and the seized cannabis are in NACOC custody pending further investigation, and
no suspect was arrested.[1][2]NACOC reminded the public that cultivation, importation,
exportation and possession of cannabis remain prohibited under Sections 39 to 42 of the
Narcotics Control Commission Act, 2020, and that the 2023 amendment allowing cannabis
with no more than 0.3 percent THC for industrial or medicinal purposes does not legalise
it.[1][2]
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Sacks of the seized compressed cannabis photographed after the Dodi interception.Photo details
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