A 23-year-old taxi driver, who was arrested for possessing 120 slabs of plant material suspected to be narcotic drugs, has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court.
Ernest Mohammed Agyir is suspected to have been trafficking them without lawful authority when he was nabbed at the Tetteh Quarshie roundabout on June 2, 2025.
Agyir told the police that he was contracted by a man known as Abdul Shakur Osman to deliver the 120 slabs of the alleged narcotic drugs to him.
Charged with unlawful control of narcotic drugs, his plea was reserved by the court.
Presided over by Mr Isaac Addo, the court ordered Agyir not to interfere with police investigations, which would lead to the arrest of the alleged owner.
Agyir is expected to reappear on June 23, 2025.
The Prosecution, led by Detective Chief Inspector Abel Amanie, told the court that the complainants were personnel of the National Highway Patrol Department.
Chief Inspector Amanie said Agyir was a taxi driver at Agona Swedru in the Central Region.
On June 2, 2025, the National Highway Patrol personnel, while on duty on the Accra-Tema Motorway and its environs, stopped a taxi with registration number GW 9832-22, driven by the accused.
A search conducted on the taxi revealed three fertiliser sacks containing a total of 120 compressed slabs of “plant material” suspected to be narcotic drugs, prosecution said.
During interrogation and in his caution statement, Agyir admitted knowledge of the drugs found in his car.
The prosecution said Agyir, however, mentioned Abdul Shakur Osman as the one who contracted him to deliver the fertiliser sacks.
The exhibits have been sent to the Police Forensic Science Laboratory for analysis as investigations continue.
Source: GNA