The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has destroyed 50,000 Kilogrammes or 50 tonnes of marijuana at the Bundase Military Camp in the Greater Accra Region, worth Fifty Million Cedis (50,000,000).
The two-day destruction exercise is in accordance with the Commission’s law, Act 1019, which requires NACOC to seize, investigate, and prosecute perpetrators, as well as destroy seized narcotic drugs after following all legal procedures.
The Commission is mandated to destroy seized narcotic drugs after conducting all necessary investigations.
Act 1019 Section 108 of the Narcotics Control Commission states that: disposal and storage of seized narcotics, controlled equipment, and precursors
By Peter Quao Adattor