{"id":111167,"date":"2026-01-15T05:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=111167"},"modified":"2026-01-15T05:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:47:00","slug":"tema-circuit-court-remands-two-narcotic-suspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=111167","title":{"rendered":"Tema Circuit Court remands two narcotic suspects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two suspects arrested by the Tema Regional Police Command with 1,613 parcels of suspected narcotic substances have been remanded into police custody by the Tema Circuit Court B.<\/p>\n

\u202fThe two accused are Isaac Odoi, 33, and Kwame Mani, 39.<\/p>\n

\u202fThe court presided over by Cynthia Wiredu, a High Court Judge sitting as an additional Circuit Court judge, remanded them to reappear in court on January 28, 2026, as the case is still under investigation.<\/p>\n

\u202fPresenting the facts of the case, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Emmanuel Kraku Mensah indicated that the two were arrested after police intercepted a total of 1,613 parcels of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs in a well-coordinated intelligence operation along the\u202fAkosombo-Tema Road.<\/p>\n

The facts stated that the operation followed intelligence received on January 10, 2026, indicating that\u202fsuspected narcotic substances were being transported from the Volta Region towards Tema, adding that police teams quickly mounted surveillance along the route, focusing on the Agomeda\u202fJunction area.<\/p>\n

\u202fThe prosecution added that at about 00:45 hours on January 11, 2026, two vehicles, a white Toyota Highlander with registration number GS 2013-13 and a black Mitsubishi Pajero with registration number GC 400-22, were intercepted.<\/p>\n

\u202fThe vehicles that were being driven by the accused persons, Odoi and Mani, were searched, leading to\u202fthe discovery of numerous compressed, yellow-wrapped parcels suspected to be narcotic\u202fdrugs.<\/p>\n

\u202f\u201cIn total, 872 parcels\u202fwere found in the Mitsubishi Pajero, while 741 parcels were found in the Toyota\u202fHighlander, \u201cthe persecution said<\/p>\n

\u202fThe suspects, the prosecution added, were immediately arrested, and both vehicles were escorted to the station for\u202ffurther action, stressing that on January 12, 2026, the exhibits and suspects were handed over to the\u202fRegional CID, Tema, where photographs and inventories were taken.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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