A circuit court in Accra remanded three people who are accused of dealing drugs, attacking Nungua villagers, and robbing them of their valuables.

They are Mohammed Fuseini, a 63-year-old mason, Dominic Agyare, a 22-year-old unemployed man, and Lucky Obi, a 32-year-old trader of Nigerian descent.

They were jointly owned for narcotics-related illegal business.

Agyare and Fuseini are also accused with illegally possessing narcotics.

To the accusations brought against them, every accused person entered a plea of not guilty.

The defendants were remanded into police custody by the court presided over by Mrs. Susana Eduful with a new court date of January 10, 2023.

The complainants in the case were police officers assigned to the Regional Police Headquarters in Accra, while the accused were Nungua citizens, according to Police Chief Inspector Samuel Ahiabor, who was prosecuting the case.

The prosecution said on September 8, 2022, a citizen of Nungua petitioned the Police Administration to the effect that there was a group of young men in Nungua township who were engaging in smoking, trading in narcotic drugs, peddling, attacking the public and robbing them of their valuables.

It said on December 2, 2022, a team of Police Officers were dispatched from Accra Regional Police Headquarters to embark on patrol within the said area.

The prosecution said when the team reached Nungua Authority, they arrested Obi and Agyare closer to a public toilet where they were allegedly selling narcotic drugs.

It said a search was conducted on Agyare and 144 wrappers of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp were retrieved from him.

The prosecution said the Police Officer proceeded to Nungua Zongo where Fuseini was also arrested in his wooden structure and a spot search conducted on him found 12 wrappers and one sachet of dried leaves suspected to be narcotic drugs.

It said the accused persons were escorted to the Regional Police Headquarters, Accra together with the exhibits.

The prosecution said investigations revealed that Agyare was selling the drugs for Obi.

It said Fuseini admitted the offence and pleaded with the Police for forgiveness.

The prosecution said the exhibits were sealed in the presence of the accused persons and an independent witness and forwarded to the Police Forensic Crime Laboratory for examination and report.