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Police arrest five Nigerians for drug peddling
The arrest of the five Nigerian nationals followed a swoop by the Western Regional Office of the Pharmacy Council with the support of the Police.
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Their arrest followed a swoop by the Western Regional Office of the Pharmacy Council with the support of the Police.
The five were arrested in the Prestea Huni Valley District. However, one Ghanaian woman who escaped had her products worth thousands of Cedis seized.
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Reports suggest that the drugs found with them are meant for penis and buttocks enlargement.
The District Crime Officer at Huni-Valley, ASP Simon Deta who confirmed this to the media said five foreigners will be investigated and arraigned.
He added that all Ghanaians, as well as foreigners engaging in such activities, will be arrested and dealt with.
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The Pharmacy Council, the body mandated to regulate the sale of medicines in the country had observed with grave concern the increase in itinerant drug peddling business across the country and vowed to clamp down on their operations.
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He added that more foreign nationals engaged in drug peddling in the country will be arrested.
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