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A Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced a 41 year old farmer, Kofi Antwi, alias Ratty to ten years imprisonment in hard labour for possessing Indian Hemp.
Kofi Antwi who pleaded guilty to the charge was arrested with dried leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp concealed in a black polythene bag while travelling on the Obuasi-Kumasi road.
Prosecutor, Chief Inspector, Comfort Baffour Kyei told the court presided over by Mrs Afua Adu- Amankwaah the convict, on September 21, 2015 was arrested by the Highway Patrol Unit on the Obuasi-Kumasi highways.
A search on a Sanyong Mini Bus led to the discovery of the dried leaves. Antwi claimed ownership of the item.
According to prosecution, a forensic examination confirmed the substance as Indian Hemp, weighing 128.24 grams.
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