Busted: Nigerian arrested for attempting to smuggle Indian hemp

The 38-year-old suspect, Oriji Ogbananya, from Alayi Abia State, Nigeria, is said to have concealed the suspected narcotic in bales of used clothes.

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a man who attempted to smuggle 154 parcels of compressed dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp to Nigeria.

The 38-year-old suspect, Oriji Ogbananya, from Alayi Abia State, Nigeria, is said to have concealed the suspected narcotic in bales of used clothes.

The Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mrs Effia Tenge told journalists that the police had a tip-off about some people trying to smuggle Indian hemp to Nigeria and headed to the scene at Darkuman junction in Accra.

According to her, the police upon arriving at the warehouse saw a number of "Ghana must go" bags containing used clothes.

She said the officers subsequently confiscated the bags and took them to the police station.

However, when the bags were opened at the police station, police found 154 parcels of compressed dried leaves concealed in second-hand clothing.

When the suspect, Ogbananya  was interrogated, he admitted the offence and indicated that the parcels belonged to a man he named only as Goodman, who is currently at large.

The 38-year-old suspect, Oriji Ogbananya, from Alayi Abia State, Nigeria, is said to have concealed the suspected narcotic in bales of used clothes. Read Full Story