‘I’m a Supplier’- Interdicted police officer admits selling opioids to youth [Video]

A constabulary officer, Lance Corporal Abdullai, who was precocious interdicted pursuing the find of restricted drugs successful his possession, has admitted to supplying synthetic opioids to younker successful his community.

The serviceman was arrested successful Kpalsi, a suburb of Tamale successful the Northern Region, aft tramadol, a controlled pharmaceutical with a precocious hazard of abuse, was recovered connected him during a regular constabulary operation.

Tramadol is classified nether synthetic opioids and is known to beryllium a communal substance of misuse, particularly among young radical successful Ghana.

In a video that surfaced aft his arrest, Lance Corporal Abdullai made a startling confession during an interrogation, revealing his nonstop engagement successful supplying the cause to section youth.

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I americium the 1 who supplies the younker successful the town. I person been selling this for conscionable 6 months. I person 2 kids and a wife, and I wouldn't beryllium blessed if my kids were consuming it.

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted General Lance Corporal Shani Abdullai aft helium was recovered successful possession of synthetic opioid substances, specifically tramadol, astatine Kpalsi, a suburb of Tamale successful the Northern Region. pic.twitter.com/R9BY5rlcaj

His remarks person sparked nationalist interest astir the relation of instrumentality enforcement officers successful Ghana’s conflict against cause abuse, particularly among young people.

The Ghana Police Service, successful an authoritative statement, confirmed his interdiction, noting that it was indispensable to let for an in-depth interior probe into the matter.

The work emphasised its committedness to upholding integrity and subject wrong the force.

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Authorities accidental further actions volition beryllium determined pursuing the result of the investigations, which whitethorn see transgression prosecution depending connected the findings.

What does the instrumentality say?

The Ghana Police Service operates nether the Police Service Regulations, 2012 (C.I. 76), which supply the ineligible model for interdiction, a impermanent suspension imposed connected officers nether probe for superior misconduct oregon transgression offences.

Regulation 42 of C.I. 76 stipulates that an serviceman whitethorn beryllium interdicted if they are suspected of engagement successful actions that could undermine the integrity of the service, specified arsenic possessing restricted substances similar tramadol, an offence that besides falls nether the Narcotics Control Commission Act, 2020 (Act 1019).

During interdiction, the serviceman is placed connected fractional salary, barred from performing authoritative duties, and whitethorn beryllium prohibited from wearing the uniform, though this measurement is not punitive but alternatively precautionary to guarantee an impartial investigation.

The process is overseen by the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards Bureau (PIPS) oregon different disciplinary bodies, with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) oregon applicable authorization approving the suspension.

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If the serviceman is exonerated, they are reinstated with afloat benefits, but if recovered culpable, they whitethorn look administrative sanctions specified arsenic demotion oregon dismissal, successful summation to imaginable transgression prosecution.