THE soldier who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the smuggling of contraband goods into the country has been remanded in police custody, together with his civilian accomplice.
The accused, Warrant Officer Class One Nicholas Adiyiah and Kweku Yeboah, appeared before the Tamale Circuit Court on Wednesday, charged with smuggling and evasion, contrary to Section 215 of PNDC Law 330/93. They are to re-appear on June 9, 2010.
A third suspect, one Sule, is, however, on the run.
The two were arrested on board a military vehicle, with registration number 98 GA 27, which was being driven by the Warrant Officer.
The vehicle, which was heading towards Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, was impounded at Buipe in the Central Gonja District of the Northern Region.
Upon a search, about 180 cartons of cigarettes that included brands such as “Gold Seal” and “Business Royal” were found in it.
The exercise was carried out by a combined team of the Special Operations Unit of the Ministry of Finance and the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS).
The team, led by Mr Nelson Abudu, was tasked to move round the various border points and last Friday it had information that a military vehicle was heading towards the Bole/Cote d’Ivoire border post.
The surveillance team tracked the vehicle to the border post at Bangupe, where the goods were being loaded.
The vehicle was tracked and eventually impounded at Buipe.
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