The Forestry Commission of Ghana has arrested a Senior High School teacher and four other suspects for farming cannabis in a forest reserve
An SHS teacher of Donkorkrom Agric Senior High School named Michael Anakpo in the Afram Plains North District has been arrested together with four other accomplices for cultivating about 80 hectares of wee farm (cannabis farm).
The cannabis farm is located in a secret hide out in the deep of forest in the Afram Plains.
The SHS teacher is said the leader of the wee farm gang.
Blewu Nomenyo, Korsi Mawuena, Charles Kale, and Emmanuel Kojo are the names of the other four suspects.
According to the Forestry Commission more than ten other suspects were met on the cannabis farm but they managed to escape after an attempted attack on the forestry officials.
“The suspects resisted and tried to butcher the forestry officials with machetes but some of the forest guards who had laid an ambush in parts of the forest emerged and pursued to suspects which five were arrested.”
According to Starr News. The Forestry operation team led by the District Forestry Manager Richard Amoateng retrieved 3 big sacks, and 6 mini sacks of the harvested Cannabis, 5 Plastic water containers filled with harvested cannabis, cutlasses, alcohol laced with cannabis and many others.
"Michael Anakpo who is the gang leader is a teacher at Donkorkrom Agriculture SHS. The suspects have been handed over to the police. The operation team retrieved 3 big sacks, and 6 mini sacks of the harvested Cannabis, 5 barrels containers all filled with harvested cannabis, cutlasses, and many others,” a journalist at Nkawkaw, Osofoba Enock reported
Additionally many seedlings of cannabis had been nursed by the suspects in preparation towards plantation.
The forestry team also counted about 13 tents accommodation on the cannabis farm where the suspects take shelter.
The farm will soon be destroyed by the Forestry Commission as preparation is underway for invasion and destruction.
Source: Ghanatrendingnews.com
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