THE REPUBLIC vs. ANGELA EZE

The Accused Person has been charged with the offence of possessing narcotic drug without lawful authority contrary to Section 2 (1) of the Narcotics Drugs (Control, Enforcement And Sanctions) Law, 1990( P.N.D.C.L 236) The facts presented by the Prosecution in support of the case are that, on the 23rd of September, 2016 the Accused, Angela Eze, a Nigerian National was on board a vehicle travelling from Aflao to Accra. At the Dabala Customs checkpoint, as a routine all passengers were asked to alight. The Accused's two handbags which were in her possession were searched and under her personal belongings, 8 com pressed slabs of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis sativa were found in the first bag and an additional 3 slabs were found in the second bag. According to the Prosecution, on interrogation the Accused Person claimed ownership of the substances which were subsequently handed over to the Ghana Standards Authority for further examination and testing. A field test of the subst...