A couple, Rita Baffour Awuah and Evans Cecil, operators of a drinking spot, on Tuesday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for possession of narcotic drugs.
The couple, who pleaded not guilty to both charges, were remanded by the court into police custody to reappear on January 13.
The facts of the case as presented by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Patrick Morkeh was that, complainant and witnesses are police personnel in Accra, while accused persons, Rita Baffour Awuah and Evans Cecil, are couples who operate a drinking spot at the Arts Centre popularly called Louis Bar.
He said the bar has a store room, where drinks are sold and a base where drinks are served, as well as a bamboo fence around where patrons pay a fee to access the bar.
He told the court that on January 1, 2014, the Ministries District Police Command undertook patrols and observation duties at the beach which was extended to the Louis Bar.
DSP Morkeh said at the Bar, the police observed that the customers of the bar were smoking substances suspected to be Indian hemp, and so entered the store room and found Rita busily selling drinks.
He said a search revealed 44 wraps of dried plants suspected to be Indian hemp concealed in a black polythene bag kept in-between the crates of drinks Rita was selling.
The prosecution said Rita was arrested together with the substances, but attempts to arrest Evans resulted into violence, whereby Evans mobilized some customers who attacked the police with stones and bottles resulting in some of the policemen sustaining injuries.
He said on January 2, 2014, Evans was spotted at the station and was arrested, and investigations revealed that the two jointly owned the bar.
DSP Morkeh told the court that when the two were interrogated, they failed to tell the police the source of supply of the substances.
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