General News of Thursday, 21 November 2019Source: www.ghanaweb.comToday in 2005: MP busted for drug traffickingMP for Nkoranza North, Eric Amoateng was arrested in 2005 for drug traffickingMember of parliament for Nkoranza North, under the ticket of the New Patriotic Party, Eric Amoateng, in 2005, was arrested in New York together with his accomplice, Nii Okai Adjei for drug trafficking. Read the full story originally published on November 21, 2005, on GhanawebChairman of the Narcotics Control Board, Captain Nkrabea Effah Dartey, has confirmed that Eric Amoateng, Member of parliament (MP) for Nkoranza North, is indeed the man who was been busted in the US for drug trafficking. Amoateng and an accomplice Nii Okai Adjei were arrested on Saturday, November 12, at a Staten Island storage facility. The heroin was one of the largest shipments in recent memory, with a street value of more than $6 million. The MP has already been arraigned on charges of conspiracy with intent to distribute heroin.

Source: GhanaWeb November 21, 2019 11:03 UTC