Labourer fined GH¢120,000 for possessing and selling cannabis, tramadol
A 20-year-old labourer, Kojo Sah Nkrumah, has been fined GH¢120,000 by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for possessing and selling cannabis and tramadol without lawful authority.
In a recent court case in Tarkwa, Ghana, a young labourer named Kojo Sah Nkrumah has been fined a substantial sum of GH¢120,000 for his involvement in the possession and sale of cannabis and tramadol. Nkrumah, who is only 20 years old, pleaded guilty to two charges of unlawfully possessing and selling narcotic drugs. The court, presided over by Judge Bernice Mensimah Ackon, convicted him on his own plea and sentenced him to three years in prison if he fails to pay the fine.
The prosecution, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Samuel Ahiabor, revealed that Nkrumah was apprehended by police officers from the Western Central Regional Formed Police Unit (RFPU) Base in Tarkwa during a routine night patrol. The officers were patrolling the Tarkwa Railway Station around 0130 hours on January 21, 2025, when they came across Nkrumah seated under a shed, selling what they suspected to be narcotic drugs.
Upon a search of his possession, the police found 81 pieces of wrapped dried leaves believed to be cannabis, seven sachets of tramadol, and GH¢240 in cash. The prosecution argued that this was the earnings from the sale of these substances.
The seized items were sent to the Forensic Crime Laboratory in Accra for testing. On May 13, 2025, the results came back, confirming that the plant material tested positive for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis. The gross weight of the cannabis plant material was found to be 139.61 grammes.
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