From George Ernest Asare, Kumasi.
A 40-year-old man who has turned his room into an Indian hemp peddling spot has realised rather too late that he is in the wrong business.
Following a tip-off about his operations, Baba Yidana, was arrested on March 18, 2010 in his room at Sofoline in Kumasi when he was busily peddling dried substances suspected to be Indian hemp.
After the substances proved to be Indian hemp, following a laboratory test conducted at the Police Forensic Laboratory Unit, Yidana was charged with possessing illegal substances and has been arraigned before a court, presided over by Mr D. P. W. Amedior.
He pleaded guilty to the charge and has been convicted by the court to serve a 10-year jail term with hard labour.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Regina Addo-Yobo, who prosecuted, told the court that the activities of Yidana came to light following a tip-off by neighbours that he was peddling Indian hemp in his room at Sofoline, a Kumasi suburb.
She said police personnel from the Narcotics Unit were, therefore, dispatched to the place to investigate and in the course of their investigations, they succeeded in arresting the accused in his room with a sack of Indian hemp.
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