29/02/2008
Story: Mary Mensah
The Highway Patrol Team on the Accra-Ho road yesterday arrested two men who allegedly tried to transport nine large packages of substances suspected to be Indian hemp from Ho to Accra.
The two were arrested in separate operations on the same stretch of the road with the parcels hidden under the seat of the passenger vehicle on which they were travelling.
They are Tetteh Martey, 42, and Tawiah Moses, 38.
According to a police source, at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday the patrol team stopped a mini bus at the Doryimu junction for a routine check.
The bus was travelling from Ho to Accra with passengers on board and while the bus was being searched a large black plastic bag was found under the seat and when it was opened eight large parcels of the substance which had been neatly wrapped was found.
Martey claimed ownership of the substances and said he was asked to give them to somebody at Afienya but he could not disclose the name of the person who gave him the substances.
He was, therefore, arrested to assist in investigations.
In the other incident the patrol team intercepted a passenger bus at the Shai Hills at dawn on Tuesday.
The source said the bus was also travelling from Ho to Accra with passengers on board and when it was stopped for a check another large black plastic bag containing Indian hemp was found.
He said the parcel was on the lap of Tawiah, who was sitting at the back of the vehicle, and as soon as the police stopped the bus he quickly pushed it under one of the seats but his action attracted the attention of the police who found the substance under the seat and he was arrested.
The two are currently assisting the police in their investigations.
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