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Police in Ashaiman, a suburb of Accra have seized 139 boxes, each containing a dozen of compressed dried leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp.

The suspected drugs, which were bound for the United Kingdom was packaged in boxes labelled as ‘Fresh Yams Made in Ghana.’

Two suspects, Malik Ofori and Richmond Otieku were arrested with the substance in a warehouse at Kakasunanka No. 2, near Michel Camp by a team of policemen after a tipoff.

Two other suspects, Edward Mensah, and Kwaku Bonsu, a UK-based Ghanaian were also arrested for trying to bribe the police with a sum of £1,900.

Other items retrieved from the warehouse were a bowl of locally manufactured soap, “Alata Samina” which was smeared on the slabs of dried leaves to change the smell, a weighing scale used to make sure all the slabs had equal weight and two compressors.

The Tema Regional Police PRO, ASP Juliana Obeng, said the four suspects are currently in Police custody whiles investigations continue.

She said the suspects may face charges of unlawful possession of narcotics and or supply of narcotics without lawful authority.