A 20-year-old labourer, Kojo Sah Nkrumah, has been fined GH¢120,000 by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for possessing and selling cannabis and tramadol without lawful authority.
Nkrumah, who pleaded guilty to two counts of possession and selling of narcotic drugs without lawful authority, will serve three years in prison in default of payment. The court, presided over by Ms Bernice Mensimah Ackon, convicted and sentenced him on his own plea.
According to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Samuel Ahiabor, Nkrumah was arrested at about 0130 hours on January 21, 2025, during a routine night patrol by a police team. A search of a takeaway bag in his possession uncovered 81 pieces of wrapped dried leaves suspected to be cannabis, seven sachets of tramadol and GH¢240 in cash.
A report from the Forensic Crime Laboratory in Accra showed that the plant material tested positive for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the principal psychoactive compound in cannabis, with a gross weight of 139.61 grammes. according to MyJoyOnline