Five arrested for possessing narcotic

Four people have been arrested by the Akyem Oda Divisional Police Command for unauthorized possession of narcotic.

The suspected criminals, Kwame Amponsah, 25; Stephen Emu, 24; and Kennedy Afum, 27, were arrested at Akyem Oda Old Town with 68 wrappers of a whitish substance suspected to be cocaine and 43 wrappers of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.

The rest are Kojo Bortey, 26, and Emmanuel Keteku Minta, 24. They were arrested at Akyem Manso with 99 wrappers of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.

Chief Superintendent James Sarfo-Peprah, Akyem Oda Divisional Police Commander, disclosed this in a telephone conversation with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Koforidua.

He said the culprits were arrested during a swoop within the Oda District to clamp down on illegal activities in the area and also combat crime.

According to Chief Superintendent Sarfo-Peprah, the exercise would be sustained to free the area of criminals.

He appealed to the public to provide the Police with information on the hide-outs of suspected criminals.