Takoradi: A female convict serving her jail sentence has alleged that some Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) officials provide drug dealers with information about planned raids to help them escape arrest. She made the allegation while recounting how she was arrested during a raid in Takoradi on December 26, 2014.
According to Ghana Web, the convict claimed that some officials within the Narcotics Control Commission are involved in tipping off drug dealers about impending raids. "There are times where some of the Narcotics officials provide intel to the drug peddlers (pushers) about their raid just so we can escape. Some of the pushers pay these officials," she asserted.
The convict narrated that she was attending an event during the Christmas season when the NACOC team arrived to conduct a raid. She said that information about the raid reached the drug dealers, allowing her and others at the location to escape. "During the Christmas season, there are lots of events that goes on so there was this particular event which I attended. The NACOC team came there and conducted a raid," she explained.
She further recounted that although she initially managed to escape with others after receiving the tip-off, she later returned to the area and was subsequently arrested. "When we got the intel, we escaped the ghetto, but I decided to go back afterwards, where I was caught," she stated. The convict mentioned that her arrest came at a time when she was struggling with drug use and had a desire to quit. "I wanted to quit the drugs because at a point, I always got caught on my criminal operations," she added.
The convict also described how her drug habit was intertwined with her involvement in theft. She was part of a gang of girls who broke into homes to steal items like laptops and phones, which they sold to buyers. "We were a gang of girls that used to break into people's homes, and that practice taught me how to steal. No matter how tall your fence wall is, I will jump over it and break into your home to steal whatever I find, whether laptops or phones," she recounted.
She explained that the proceeds from her criminal activities were used primarily to acquire cocaine from her drug supplier. "When he gives me the drugs, I give him the proceeds from my criminal operations, and in turn, he gives me my portion. I don't use the money on food but on cocaine," she stated.