THE POLICE, in collaboration with the Navy at Tapa-Abotoase in the Biakoye District of the Volta Region, have arrested two women for the possession of huge quantities of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, popularly called �Wee�.
According to sources close to the police, the arrest was made on Tuesday February 7. The two women are Elizabeth Broni, a 58-year-old unemployed, and Gifty Mensah, 30, a petty trader, who is Elizabeth�s niece.
He added that the police, upon a tip off, teamed up with the Navy and arrested Elizabeth Broni openly selling the substance to a customer in Gifty Mensah�s house. On seeing the police, the customer took to his heals, leaving Elizabeth behind. When a search was conducted in the room, huge quantities of �wee� wrapped in various shapes were retrieved.
Some of the substances were compressed and wrapped to fit the size of a bible, conical shape while others were wrapped like candies. When arrested, Elizabeth denied being the owner of the substance and claimed they were for her niece, Gifty Mensah. Her niece, upon hearing the incident, rushed to the police station to visit her aunt but when she got there, her aunt pointed her out as the owner of the room. Gifty was therefore arrested.
When interrogated, she stated that she started the business two weeks ago and mentioned one Atsu Fo as her supplier but declined giving further details of her business relationship with him. She however added that Atsu Fo brought the consignment from the other side of the lake.
The two were conveyed to the Hohoe Divisional Police Headquarters. When the Divisional Crime Officer, Kwabena Otuo Acheampong, was contacted, he confirmed the arrest and mentioned that the case was being handled at the regional headquarters.
A source at the regional police headquarters also confirmed the incident and added that further investigations were being made to get the supplier. She said the two had been arraigned while the substance would be conveyed to the Police Headquarters in Accra for forensic tests.
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