A prison officer has been remanded into custody after he was allegedly caught attempting to bring a substance suspected to be Indian hemp into the Kete-Krachi Local Prison.
The officer, identified as Chief Officer Michael Osei-Bonsu of the Ghana Prisons Service, was arrested during routine security screening at the prison gate before reporting for his night shift on June 19, 2026.
According to the Ghana Prisons Service, alert officers on duty intercepted the suspected narcotic substance during standard checks, preventing it from entering the facility.
Following the discovery, the officer was handed over to the police for further investigations and was later arraigned before the Kete-Krachi District Magistrate Court. The court subsequently remanded him into custody for two weeks, with the case adjourned to July 8, 2026.
The Ghana Prisons Service has since interdicted the officer pending the outcome of both the criminal case and internal disciplinary proceedings.
The Service reiterated its commitment to maintaining discipline and security within correctional facilities, stressing that it has a zero-tolerance policy towards drugs, mobile phones, and all other forms of contraband.
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