MUNKAILA v THE REPUBLIC [1995-96] 1 GLR 367 - 376

Criminal law and procedure—Indictment or charge—Contents—Possession of narcotic drugs—Section 2(1) of PNDCL 236 creating offence and section 2(2) providing for penalty for offence—Appellant charged under both section 2(1) and (2) of PNDCL 236—Whether charge proper—Narcotic Drugs (Control, Enforcement and Sanctions) Law, 1990 (PNDCL 236), s 2(1) and (2).

Criminal law and procedure—Narcotic drugs—Possession of—Meaning of "possession"—Appellant employing F to bring narcotic drugs into country—Whether appellant in possession of narcotic drugs—Whether appellant liable for importation of narcotic drugs—Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29), s 148(1) and (2).