General News of Friday, 12 June 2020Source: ghanaiantimes.com.ghMissing illicit drugs: Narcotic Control Commission charges at Customs DivisionFrancis Torkornoo, Acting Director General of the NCCThe Narcotic Control Commission (NCC), has asked the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), to produce all exhibits intercepted at Kpoglo Border in the Volta Region last Friday during a joint operation by security operatives. He said after impounding the truck and its content, the Customs Division contrary to the law kept it in their custody for almost a week. However, he said the Commission needed the exhibits suspected to be narcotic substance including the missing 100.1 grams whitish substance suspected to be cocaine for testing and to enable investigations to commence. The Director-General also explained that the security operation which led to the arrest was based on intelligence of an NCC officer and not a sole effort of the Customs Division. He said a committee had also been set in Accra to investigate the missing whitish substance suspected to be cocaine.

Source: GhanaWeb June 12, 2020 08:37 UTC