By Edward Dankwah
Accra, March 19, GNA – The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) says it has arrested a long-time drug target, Uchechukwu Chima, a 56-year-old Nigerian, at Oyarifa, a suburb of Accra.
A statement signed by Mr. Francis Opoku Amoah, Acting Director, Public Affairs and International Relations, and made available to the Ghana News Agency said a search conducted by the NACOC team at the suspect’s hideout uncovered substances suspected to be narcotic drugs.
The statement said field tests conducted on the suspected substance proved positive for cocaine and heroin, which were both narcotic drugs.
It said the suspected narcotic substances, with a total weight of about 192kg of cocaine and 0.42kg of heroin, were estimated at a street value of $2.1 million.
The statement added that the suspect who had been a target for NACOC for some time now, was noted to be the brain behind some seizures and arrests made by NACOC in the past.
“NACOC, by this seizure and arrest, has taken this substantial quantity of drugs from the street, saving millions of lives of people who would have otherwise perished from abusing these hard drugs,” it added.
The statement said NACOC remained committed to making Ghana an unprofitable destination for drug trafficking and thus protecting the safety and well-being of all Ghanaians and the international community.
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