The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted a truck loaded with Twelve Thousand Six Hundred (12,600) slabs of compressed cannabis (wee) at Dodi, near Akosombo in the Eastern region.
According to the Commission, the Saturday, December 2, 2023, seizure was made following an intelligence-led operation during which the truck was found abandoned in a bush.
A search in the truck led to the discovery of One Hundred and Eighty (180) sacks of cannabis concealed in poultry feed.
The 180 sacks had 12,600 slabs of cannabis that have been compressed in them, a realisation that came to bear after the Commission’s examination of the sacks’ content.
NACOC in a statement Wednesday, December 6, 2023 indicated that the truck that was intercepted with the substance is in the Commission’s custody pending further investigation.
Meanwhile, no suspect has been arrested in connection with the seizure yet.
“NACOC takes the opportunity to remind the public that, section 39 – 42 of the Narcotics Control Commission Act, 2020 (Act 1019) prohibits the cultivation, importation, exportation, unlawful possession or control, and business relating to narcotic plants. That, the special provision relating to cannabis with not more than 0.3% THC content on dry weight basis for industrial purposes for obtaining fibre or seed or for medicinal purposes as enshrined in the Narcotics Control Commission (Amendment) Act, 2023, does not imply the legalisation of cannabis,” the statement from the Public Affairs Department of the Commission contained.
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