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Two persons were on Monday remanded by the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly possessing and supplying narcotic drugs.
Hamza Mohammed was charged with one count of possessing 46 wrappers of cocaine and 14 wrappers of heroin, while Kwaku Bagnabu was charged with one count of supplying narcotic drugs.
They both pleaded not guilty to the offence and were remanded to reappear on February 6, 2012.
The case took a twist when Hamza informed the court that he had been forced to mention Bagnabu as his supplier as a result of the torture he had suffered at the hands of the police.
Following Hamza's revelation, counsel for Bagnabu, Mr George Asamani, prayed the court to grant his client bail but it declined and fixed February 6, 2012 as the next adjourned date.
According to Mr Asamani, his client was innocent and was simply being held for keeping papers in his room, adding that “teachers and printing press owners should also be arrested”.
His statement drew a huge laughter from the audience in the courtroom.
The facts of the case, as narrated by Assistant Superintendent of Police Mr Cletus Abadamlora, were that on December 20, 2011, a police highway patrol team from the Police Headquarters stopped a vehicle at La Aplaku on the Aflao road and found wrappers in the vehicle.
According to the prosecution, the patrol team observed that 46 wrappers contained cocaine, while 14 wrappers contained heroin. Test results from the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) proved the police were right.
Hamza mentioned Bagnabu as the supplier of the narcotic drugs during interrogation, thereby resulting in Bagnabu's arrest.
However, during the court's sitting in Accra Monday, Hamza informed the court that Bagnabu had no hand in the crime he (Hamza) was alleged to have committed.
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