Adjei Owusu Afriyie, 53, has been detained in the Ashanti Region for reportedly adding narcotic substances to both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
Adjei Owusu Afriyie, 53, has been detained in the Ashanti Region for reportedly adding narcotic substances to both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
The suspect was apprehended in Akyeremade, located in the Atwima Kwawoma District, during a targeted operation by the Drug Law Enforcement Unit (DLEU) of the Ashanti Regional Police Command.
On Thursday morning, police officers conducted a raid at a local pub called “De-Vicky’s.”
They found seven barrels of locally made dry gin (akpeteshie), fifty-six bottles of branded Alomo gin, one barrel of sobolo, and one gallon of sobolo that is suspected to contain narcotics, as stated in a police report.
The suspect is said to have been providing customers with drinks that contained illegal drugs.
Mr Afriyie is presently in police custody and helping with the investigations, while the confiscated items have been secured for forensic analysis.
Investigators are still looking into the situation to understand all the details and find any possible accomplices.
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