Seven tonnes of cannabis seized from cement truck in Wa; four held
Police at a barrier on the Wa-Kumasi road seized about seven tonnes of suspected cannabis hidden with bags of cement in a truck bound for Burkina Faso. Four suspects, including the alleged owner of the consignment, were arrested after a bribe offer failed.
🇬🇭 Wa-Kumasi road barrier, Wa, Upper West Region · Ghana
Police in Wa in the Upper West Region arrested four people in possession of about seven tonnes of dry leaves suspected to be cannabis.[1]Officers stopped a DAF truck, registration UW 3706 C, at a police barrier on the Wa-Kumasi road at about 5 pm on Saturday; the truck was heading toward Burkina Faso through Babile.[1]The suspected cannabis was packed in 95 maxi bags concealed with 300 bags of cement.[1]
Those held were the driver, his two mates and 38-year-old Alhassan Salifu, believed to own the consignment; police said the suspects were in custody assisting investigations.[1]Salifu allegedly offered officers 10 million cedis to let the truck go, which they refused.[1]
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