KWADWO NYARKO, SAMUEL KUMANI, DAUDA INUSAH VS. THE REPUBLIC

WELBOURNE J.A This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court (Criminal Division) dated 13th January, 2021. The Appellants appeal on the ground that the sentence is harsh and excessive. The facts On the 14th of August 2020, officers of the National Security Secretariat-SWAT stationed at Castle Blue Gate intercepted 2 bags of “Ghana must go” bags in the possession of Kwadwo Nyarko and Samuel Kumani, the 1st and 2nd Appellants, all residents of New Afienya on suspicion that it contained narcotic drugs. The two bags were opened in the presence of the two suspects after they had been sent to the National security Secretariat Office and were found to contain a total of thirty-five dried compressed leaves suspected to be Cannabis sativa. Upon interrogation at the Narcotics Control Commission, both Appellants denied ownership but admitted that the bags indeed contained Cannabis Stiva and that they belonged to Inusah Dauda, the 3rd Appellant whom they work for as errand...