A lorry park bookman has been sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for possessing 199.86 grams of cannabis (wee).
Kwame Afriyie, from Pramso in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region, was arrested by officers of the Bekwai Divisional Police Command on the streets of Pramso on November 13, 2015 at about 3:35 pm with the narcotic drug in his pocket.
The prosecutor, Detective Inspector Stephen Ofori, told the Bekwai Circuit Court, presided over by Fredrick Nawura, that the police proceeded to the community upon a tip-off and found Kwame Afriyie with two black polythene bags containing the wraps of cannabis weighing 199.86 grams his pocket.
The prosecutor said the convict attempted to run away when he saw the police officers, but was arrested after a hot chase.
Kwame Afriyie was transported to the police station where he reportedly admitted possessing quantities of narcotic drugs without lawful authority but claimed the substance belonged to his friend whose name he failed to mention to the police.
He was charged and arraigned before the court after the police had completed their investigation.