At the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) cargo terminal, the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) seized 54 slabs of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis worth $127,000.
On Wednesday, May 23, 2023, cannabis weighing approximately 12.67KG was intercepted.
The shipment was destined for the United Kingdom when the Commission discovered it during routine procedures in KIA’s scanning room.
This was said in a statement signed by Francis Opoku Amoah, Acting Director of Public Affairs and International Relations Department of NACOC.
It stated that “a field test conducted on the substances proved positive for cannabis.”
The Commission said it has taken control of the seized package and that investigations to capture the offenders are ongoing.
“The Commission would like to use this medium to remind the general public that the possession and transportation of illicit drugs without lawful authorization is illegal and punishable under sections 40 (1) and 41 (1) of Act 1019 of the Narcotics Control Commission Act 2020″ the statement added.
NACOC told the public that it is dedicated to working with all necessary agencies to reduce the country’s drug trafficking problem.
