Ganja man Kwame Adarkwa. INSET: The marijuana concealed in poly bags
POLICE IN Kumasi have arrested a 30-year-old man from Eyinasu in the Ashanti Region for dealing in Indian hemp popularly known as ?wee?.
Kwame Adarkwa aka Pusher was arrested on Friday at Emena in Kumasi where he had gone to receive his consignment of marijuana concealed in three black polythene bags from his unnamed supplier.
Briefing the media, the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Augustine Gyening, said police set up surveillance on the suspect after he was marked out as a narcotics trader.
The suspect was yet to tell the police how long he had been in the trade of narcotic drugs, while the police could not tell the street value of the substance.
Journalists were not told anything about Kwame Adarkwa?s supplier whose name remains unknown as the police said investigations were still underway.
From Ernest Kofi Adu, Kumasi
