Narcotics Control Commission intercepts 128 sacks of cannibis

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), in collaboration with the Volta Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service, has seized 9,752 slabs of cannabis, estimated to cost GH¢4.87 million.

The banned products were intercepted in the regional capital, Ho, after a joint operation on Tuesday 10th August 2021.
 
The Head of Communications at NACOC, Mr Francis Opoku Amoah, said, the operation was a result of several months of intelligence work by the commission in respect of cannabis production and distribution within the Volta Region.

According to Mr Opoku Amoah, the compressed banned substance was being conveyed in a Mercedes Benz truck with registration number GC 3690-09, bearing the inscription: “HASKY 1’’, at the back.

The vehicle, Mr Opoku Amoah said, was moving from Dzemeni in the South Dayi District of the region to a destination suspected to be in the southern part of the region, through the regional capital Ho. 

The cannabis, he said, was packed in 128 sacks with no cover load when the truck was intercepted by the commission's operation team in Ho.  

Mr Opoku Amoah noted that further investigation is ongoing in relation to the seized consignment.
 
The commission described the seized slabs, which were packed into 128 sacks, with a street value of GH¢12 million, as the largest cannabis haul in the country so far.  

 Solomon M-Ahiable Volta region