The Upper West Regional Police Command has dispatched a team of policemen to Wuling, a farming community in the Jirapa District, to destroy a 50-acre Indian hemp farm discovered there over the weekend.
The destruction, which started at the weekend, followed a tip-off by an informant. The exercise by the police has led to desertion of Wuling by the local residents.
Briefing the Daily Graphic, the Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kwasi Appiah-Boateng, said following a tip-off last Saturday, he led a team of policemen to the farm.
He said upon arrival the team discovered about 10 acres of Indian hemp farm at different locations interplanted with maize and millet.
He said the team could destroy only about two acres with the intention of continuing the following day.
"To our dismay we discovered about 40 more acres on a large tract of land," he added.
According to ACP Appiah-Boateng, from preliminary investigations, it seemed the hemp was for export because of the proximity of Wuling to Burkina Faso.
He advised the people of the area to go into food production instead of cultivating Indian hemp, which had the potential to destroy the youth of the area.
He commended the officers and men for their quick response and dedication to duty. Meanwhile seven persons including two schoolboys have been arrested and are assisting in investigations.
They are Dour Nanwana, 23; Kofi Timbele, 45; Dan Daukou, 35; Paul Kofi Ellara, 25; Donya Timbile, 48, and Eriyo Gogo, 19.
The schoolchildren are Emia Eliata, 14, and Sowuah Nanwana, 16.
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