Palm Wine Tapper Imprisoned 60 Days for Possessing Unauthorized Firearms
Charles Norvor, the accused could not produce any document and license over a single barrel gun in his possession.
Joana Somiah 
The Asamankese Circuit Court presided over by His Honour Abubakari Abass Adams has sentenced a 31-year-old palm wine tapper to 60 days imprisonment in hard labour for possessing firearms without authority.
Charles Norvor, the accused, also known as Joe pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his plea.
According to Chief inspector Samuel Appietu Appiah, the complainant is a police officer in Asuom and the accused also resides in the same Town.
He said in recent times, there had been an increase in criminalities, specifically robbery in Asuom and other communities due to the possession of arms and ammunition by unauthorized persons.
He said on 5/08/2021, a robbery Case was Recorded in Asuom and led to the death of one person while other people lost their properties.
The Police, therefore, intensified investigation in Asuom and other communities, and on 24/08/2021 at about 4:00 pm, police in Asuom had Information from Amankwakrom, that the accused person have a single barrel gun in his possession.
The police went to the house of the accused and retrieved the said gun from him and upon Interrogation, the accused admitted being the owner of the gun and said he got it from his grandfather but could not produce any document and license.
After investigation, the accused was charged and arraigned before court for prosecution.
William Ofori Akwaboa, Eastern Regional Correspondent
