C/R: Two Arrested For Attempting To Smuggle Cocaine, Marijuana To Ankaful Prisons

Two persons have been arrested by by the Cape Coast Police in the Central region for attempting to smuggle cocaine and Indian hemp into the Ankaful prisons. The incident happened Saturday 1st May 2021 around 8am. Reports indicate that the two suspects, a male and also female were allegedly sent to deliver food to a prisoner

who is in the Ankaful prisons. The two, Mr John Mensah and Margaret Amponsah have denied their complicity in the case insisting they were unaware of the contents of the delivery. Madam Margaret Amponsah revealed that she was sent by one Mr Desmond Asamoah, who’s the husband, adding that was not the first time she’d been

sent to deliver items to the inmates. She claimed she was directed to give the parcel to one John Mensah at Pedu Junction, who’ll subsequently forward the delivery to the prisoners. But upon search, at the prison yard, the warders found 4 mobile phones hidden in the a Ghana Must Go bag and the parcel of the narcotic drugs, and

quantities of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp wrapped around earthenware pestle. Her accomplice, John Mensah said he just had a call to meet the woman to take delivery of the items and also give them to the prisoners but had no knowledge of the narcotics drugs allegedly being trafficked. The two were handed to the

police to assist with investigations. However, the main suspect, Desmond Asamoah allegedly collapsed and was rushed to the Cape Coast Government Hospital for treatment following an arrest by the Police. The Police say he’ll be arrested soon after he has been discharged from the hospital.