A 23-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle quantities of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp to her husband, who is in prison custody.
The suspect, identified as Vida Anafo, was arrested by the prison officers on Monday, moments after she had returned to the prison yard with an excuse of conveying charcoal to the husband, Isaac Piantsel, alias Fiifi Mason, who is a remand prisoner on a charge of robbery.
Vida, who was arrested around 11.30 a.m., had earlier visited the husband and had had fruitful interactions with him but she returned after about 30 minutes, holding a black plastic bag containing charcoal and attempted to give it to her husband.
The Indian hemp was allegedly neatly wrapped and hidden under the charcoal but the vigilance of the officers prevailed, making it possible for them to arrest the suspect.
She is now in police custody to assist in investigations.
The Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Prison Service, Chief Officer Stephen Nti, who briefed the Daily Graphic about the incident, explained that the suspect was given the opportunity to interact with her husband in the visiting room around 11 a.m. on Monday, but she returned about 30 minutes later and knocked at the gate demanding to see her husband again.
He said the action of the woman created suspicion, prompting the officer in charge of the gate to inspect the content of the black plastic bag she was holding.
Chief Officer Nti said when the content was carefully scrutinised, they found quantities of dried leaves hidden under the charcoal.
He explained that Vida refused to answer any question related to the suspected Indian hemp so she was handed over to the police to assist in their investigations.
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