The Bono-East Regional Command (BERC) of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) conducted a standalone enforcement and public sensitisation exercise at Akrofrom along the Techiman–Wenchi stretch.
The exercise forms part of efforts to combat illicit drug trafficking within the Bono-East Region.
The operation targeted tricycles (Pragya and Aboboyaa), motorcycles, and commercial taxis suspected of transporting illicit substances concealed in sacks of charcoal.
Intelligence gathered by the Command identified the Techiman–Kenten to Wenchi corridor as a known transit route increasingly being used by traffickers to move suspected cannabis and other narcotics.
The exercise, which was conducted between 0800 hours and 1120 hours by a seven-member operational team, involved stop-and-search activities, profiling of riders and drivers, and on-the-spot public education on the dangers and legal consequences of drug trafficking.
During the operation, approximately two hundred (200) tricycles, over one hundred (100) motorcycles, and five (5) taxis carrying charcoal were stopped, profiled, and searched.
In addition to the enforcement activities, officers engaged riders and drivers on the health and social dangers of substance abuse, particularly cannabis and tramadol, and educated them on the legal implications of transporting narcotic substances.
Transport operators were further encouraged to cooperate with law enforcement agencies by reporting suspicious movements and activities.
The Bono-East Regional Command reaffirmed NACOC’s commitment to sustained intelligence-led operations, public education, and inter-agency collaboration.
It said this is aimed at disrupting drug trafficking networks and protecting communities from the harmful effects of illicit drugs.
