A 24-year-old beverage vendor arrested for producing wee drinks in Somanya in the Eastern region has been remanded for two weeks.
The Somanya District Magistrate Court remanded the accused Laad Anas into police custody to reappear on February 18, 2022.
The accused, Laad Anas is facing a charge of possessing narcotic drugs without lawful authority.
Laad Anas was arrested by the Kpong Police under Akuse District Police Command on Sunday, January 30, 2022, during a swoop in the area.
Police retrieved 36 pieces of the liquid substance laced with marijuana. The accused admitted ownership of the substance during his caution statement.
The prosecuting officer Inspector Emmanuel Aryitey however prayed the court to remand the accused to enable police to conduct a forensic laboratory test of the substance in Accra within the next 14 days which was granted by His Worship Derrick Oklu, the presiding judge.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
