Gbagbo, who claimed ownership of the bag and its content, was
immediately arrested. He, however, pleaded with the police to set him
free
A Level 200 student of the Kwame Nkrumah University
of Science and Technology (KNUST), Courage Gbagbo, 22, is in the grip of
the law for possessing narcotic drugs.
Gbagbo,
who appeared before the Odumase Krobo Circuit Court, has been remanded
in prison custody to reappear on October 28, 2015.
Assistant
Superintendent of Police, (ASP) Richmond Akwasi Yeboah, told the court,
presided over by Mr Frank Gbeddy that on September 20, 2015, Gbagbo was
caught with 20 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp in
his travelling bag which he was taking to Kumasi on board a Metro Mass
Transit bus for sale on campus.
ASP
Yeboah said when the bus in which Gbagbo was travelling got to the
Senchi Ferry Site, policemen on duty conducted a search on the bus and
found the 20 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp
concealed in a bag.
Gbagbo, who claimed ownership
of the bag and its content, was immediately arrested. He, however,
pleaded with the police to set him free.
ASP
Yeboah said during further investigations, Gbagbo stated that he bought
the items from Alavanyo in the Volta Region but declined to lead the
police to the source.
The prosecutor said the exhibits would be forwarded to the Police Forensic laboratory in Accra for examination.
