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It is the rush hours of the day; and, as expected, many vehicles are fighting for space to make it home in time. Amidst the chaotic scenes on Ghana’s busy roads is often the unpleasant smell of thick smoke from hundreds of unserviceable vehicles. So disgusting can this be that …

A Liberian woman by the name Wolo Maikplay Margaret, has been sentenced to a prison term of 10 years by an Accra High Court for smuggling cocaine through the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to Bangkok, Thailand. According to citinewsroom.com, the presiding judge, Ladyship Justice Mary Ekua Yanzuh, also fined Maikplay …

A man identified as Kweku Gardener had to sell his father’s property to enable him to satisfy his drugging lifestyle. Gardener, a system administrator, said he was introduced to drugs by friends against the will of his parents. He said he became addicted and started taking drugs in large quantities. …

A 30-year-old man, Bismark Appiah has shared his cocaine addiction story with Step One TV. Speaking to Barima Agyemang in his upcoming documentary on drug addiction, Bismark who has been abusing hard drugs for over 13 years said he wishes to end the addiction which has had a toll on …

The two major brothels uncovered in Koforidua the Eastern Regional capital for accommodating sex trafficking victims mostly from Nigeria, also peddle hard drugs. The Bula Spot and Little Ben brothels peddle drugs such as cocaine, marijuana, marijuana candies, and other hard drugs inside drinking spots at the brothels. “Inside the …

Europe is becoming a hub in the cocaine trade, according to an analysis by the European policing agency Europol, More cocaine is being shipped to Europe from South America and is also being transported onwards, Europol spokesperson Jan Op Gen Oorth told dpa in The Hague. Record quantities of drugs …

A self-acclaimed businessman, Okeke Adolphus Anayochukwu, has been arrested with narcotics at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in Nigeria. He was nabbed by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA} for possession of substances believed to be liquid cocaine. The father-of-four was arrested with 20.75 kilograms of …

A four-member drug syndicate of Ghanaian origin have been jailed by the Isleworth Crown Court in the United Kingdom, UK, for trafficking 38 kilogrammes (38kgs) of cocaine with a street value of £2.88 million. The syndicate is said to have trafficked the drugs from Ghana to the United Kingdom (UK). …

A joint operation by Ghanaian security officials and their counterparts from the United Kingdom has led to the arrest of a gang of drug traffickers. The suspects are; Eric Kusi Appiah, 51; Albert Kaakyire Gyamfi, 52; Jennifer Agyemang, 38 years; and Julius Tetteh Puplampu, 56 years. The arrest led to …

Authorities in South Africa have announced the seizure of drugs worth more than 240 million rands (equivalent to US$15 million) at the Durban habour. The Hawks, the country’s intelligence agency said in a statement on Tuesday, that its Serious Organised Crime Investigation team found cocaine weighing more than 600kg last …