The Dansoman Circuit Court, presided over by Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a 23-year-old carpenter, Wisdom Dzade, after he failed to appear in court on July 30, 2025.
Dzade is standing trial for possessing narcotic drugs, an offence contrary to Section 2(1) of PNDC Law 236/90. The bench warrant was granted following a request by the prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Portia Nuarko.
According to the prosecution, Dzade was arrested on July 25, 2025, at around 3:30 p.m. at the VIP Lorry Station at Circle in Accra, based on a rip-off from a VIP bus station worker and a witness in the case. Dzade was allegedly attempting to send a parcel to Nkoranza.
Upon inspection, the parcel – a shopping bag – was found to contain six oval-shaped pieces of dried leaves wrapped in yellow cellophane, suspected to be Indian hemp.
The substance, which weighed approximately 3 kilograms, was seized by the police and is being retained for forensic examination.
The court heard that in his caution statement, Dzade admitted to transporting the package, claiming it was his first time and that he had brought it from Kpando in the Volta Region for delivery.
However, further investigations suggest Dzade may have been involved in the narcotics trade for some time before his arrest.
Dzade, who resides at Dome in the Greater Accra Region, was charged on the same day of his arrest and was expected to stand trial.
His failure to appear in court last week has now prompted the court to issue the bench warrant, with orders for his immediate arrest.
He is expected to be brought before the court not later than August 6, 2025, as investigations into the case continue.
