Two policemen have been promoted by the police department for assisting in the arrest of another cop who was carrying 84 packets of compressed dried leaves thought to be marijuana.
Inspector Azumah Komla Justice and Lance Corporal Felix Diameh are the two officers who have been promoted.
"The Ghana Police Service has promoted two officers, Inspector Azumah Komla Justice and No. 52543 G/L/CPL Felix Diameh, for their roles in the arrest of No. 45638 G/Sgt Lotsu Agbeko, a police officer stationed at the Formed Police Unit (FPU) in Accra," according to a statement from the Ghana Police Service.
Sergeant Lotsu Agbeko, 36, a police officer, was alleged to be driving to the Volta Region in his own Toyota Corolla, but neglected to halt when he arrived.
Have a police checkpoint.
Due to his inability to heed the alert, the personnel guarding the barrier gave pursue.
Unfortunately, he was engaged in an accident during the procedure, and his left hand was fractured. He was then whisked away to a neighboring medical institution.
84 packets of chemicals presumed to be Indian hemp were discovered crushed in the boot of his car during a check.
According to reports, he is responding to therapy.
"The aforesaid police officer was transporting suspected Indian hemp from Have direction and failed to halt at the Have police barrier when employees on duty signaled that he should." He sought to flee, but the troops pursued him furiously.
He was engaged in an accident when he reached a part of the road on Kpeve Mountain, and his left hand was fractured. "In his car boot, 84 packets of compressed dried leaves were discovered," according to the police statement.
The cop, according to the police, "was apprehended and sent to the hospital to be treated. He was taken to the Police Hospital for additional medical treatment, where he is being guarded."