Woman arrested for attempting to smuggle "wee" into Ankaful prisons

A 36-year old woman, Felicia Asamoah from Kumasi has been arrested at the Ankaful Maximum Security Prison in Cape Coast for attempting to smuggle a quantity of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp to an inmate.

Felicia was arrested on Wednesday after a thorough search revealed that a slippers she was bringing for one Kwame Adu, an inmate of the facility serving 65 years imprisonment had been tampered with.

She has been handed over to the Elmina Police to assist in investigations. 

According to the Central Regional Public Relations Officer of the Prisons Service, ASP Daniel Machator security officers at the gate suspecting mischief cut open the slippers and found quantities of the substance suspected to be Indian hemp embedded in them. 

ASP Machator said upon interrogation, Felicia claimed she was sent by her husband, George Kumah, who is a brother to the inmate to deliver the consignment. 

He said the prison service would continue to ensure the highest level of vigilance at its facilities to protect the inmates in their care.

He called for cooperation from the general public to keep inmates safe from harm.