The Upper West Regional Police Command on Saturday seized 350 parcels of compressed dry leaves, suspected to be marijuana (‘Wee’).
The seizure was done at Carpenter, along the Bamboi-Bole Highway, in the Savannah Region.
The dry leaves, which were parceled with hard paper and concealed in sacks, were loaded in the booth of an O.A. Bus with registration number AS-2914-21.
The vehicle was travelling from Accra to Wa.
The Savannah Region Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Sergeant Agyekum Owusu said upon a tip-off, a highway patrol team of the Police Command inspected the bus and discovered suspected narcotic substances, in the booth of the bus.
Sgt Owusu said investigations revealed that the load was given to the conductor of the bus, William Appiah, by a former conductor of OA Travel and Tour, in Accra.
According to the Police PRO, Appiah and the bus driver, Ernest Owusu, denied knowledge of the content of the parcels concealed in sacks.
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