MAN (31) FINED GH 10,000 FOR EXPORTING CHEMICAL

A 31-year old man has been fined in connection with the exporting of substance. The Principal State Attorney Asiama-Sampong told the Accra Fast Track High Court yesterday, that the accuse on the 4th day of January, 2013 at the Kotoka International Airport, the accuse was arrested in an attempt to export from Ghana to Thailand substance later tested to be methamphetamine without registration contrary to section 18(1) and 26 of the Food and Drug Board Act 1992 (PNDCL305 B). Asiama-Sampong said the sum of the 4,948 grams of the substance is worth six thousand Ghana Cadis. He said it was offence under our laws to export chemicals from the country without first registering with Food and Drug Board for clearance, and therefore prayed the court to surcharge the accuse person. The accuse Sandeep Grover a Turkish pleaded guilty to the charges a proffered against him. His Lordship CTS Charles Quist, in his ruling fine Sandeep Grover an amount of ten thousand Ghana Cedis and six months in prison for default The defense counsel Addo Ettuah prayed the court to hold on to the passport of the accuse until he had fully pay the amount.