A Circuit Court at Fiapre, near Sunyani has remanded two people into police custody for allegedly possessing narcotic drugs without authority.
They are Clifford Kyere, 50, and Kwame Boakye, 32.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Teddy Damptey Brown, Deputy Brong-Ahafo Regional Commander of MTTU who briefed the press, said on the evening of November 18, this year, personnel on duty at the Wenchi-Techiman road stopped a Mercedes Benz Minibus occupied by three people including the driver but the driver ignored the police signal and sped off.
He said at Tanoso near Techiman some police personnel on duty stopped the vehicle for over-speeding but the driver sped off and the police chased it but the driver sensing danger abandoned the vehicle and together with the other occupants fled into the bush.
ASP Brown said the police towed the vehicle to the MTTU Regional Office in Sunyani. The following morning, the accused persons reported at Techiman police station and declared ownership of the goods on the vehicle and were escorted to the Brong-Ahafo Regional MTTU by Police Inspector Yeboah.
He said when the goods were searched 23 sacks containing some dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp were found concealed under tubers of cassava. The suspects were then detained.
ASP Brown said the accused persons attempted to bribe the police with GH¢20,000 but they rejected and charged them with the offence.
He said they were remanded in police custody to assist the police arrest the other accomplices.
In another development, ASP Brown has appealed to the public for assistance to arrest the driver of a Hyundai Lantra taxi cab with registration number GR5506R.
He said police personnel on duty at Bechem Nkwanta on November 15, stopped the taxi heading towards Kumasi and asked the driver to produce his driver's license.
ASP Brown said the driver in an attempt to bring out the licence drove into the bush together with the occupants in the car, and during a search the police found 12 bundles of electricity cables under the seats.
He said officials from the Electricity Company of Ghana had identified the cables as those stolen from Chiraa in the Sunyani West District which caused a black out in some areas of the town recently.