The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has intercepted 31 pieces of suspected marijuana from smugglers crossing with the consignment into the Republic of Togo

The Aflao Command border patrol team stopped the attempt by a syndicated motor-riding smuggler trying to move the commodity across Ghana's border through an unapproved route -'beat' eleven in the Ketu South Municipality.

A statement released by the Ghana Immigration Service said the patrol team encountered the smugglers at about 01:00am and was suspicious of the movement of two motor riders, who were trying to receive the location for easy operation.

The release further indicated that four motor-riders then emerged from a nearby bush soon after the disappearance of the earlier two with the compressed parcels in an attempt to smuggle them from the Ghana side of the border into the Republic of Togo.

The GIS team halted the illegal movement of the contraband goods, which the smugglers fiercely resisted resulting in death threats.

The consignment was consequently seized but the smugglers managed to escape with their motorbikes, the release noted.

The Aflao Command has custody of the consignment for further investigation and subsequently will be handed over to the Narcotic Control Board (NACOB).