The Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) at the Kotoka International Airport on Friday arrested Koame Afawobo, a 34 year-old Togolese national for attempting to smuggle into the country substances suspected to be cocaine. The suspect, who arrived on a KLM flight from Amsterdam, Holland, had concealed 92 oval shaped pellets weighing 1.4 kilograms in his stomach.
The Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) at the Kotoka International Airport on Friday arrested Koame Afawobo, a 34 year-old Togolese national for attempting to smuggle into the country substances suspected to be cocaine. The suspect, who arrived on a KLM flight from Amsterdam, Holland, had concealed 92 oval shaped pellets weighing 1.4 kilograms in his stomach. A source at CEPS told newsmen that Afawobo was picked up after normal profiling of passengers for further search due to his questionable behaviour. A thorough investigation and examination revealed that he had travelled to a drug producing country and he was detained for further examination. The suspect has been handed over to the CEPS narcotics unit for further investigations.
