The Upper West Regional Police Command has intensified coordinated operations and intelligence against drug trafficking and abuse, leading to the arrest of multiple suspects and the seizure of significant quantities of suspected narcotic substances across the region.
The seizures comprised 218 compressed slabs, 54 parcels, and 8 other assorted consignments of substances suspected to be Indian hemp.
In a police statement, it was noted that on April 3, 2026, a police patrol team intercepted a Toyota Corolla taxi at Eremon in the Lawra District, leading to the discovery of 140 compressed slabs of the substance. In the process, two suspects, namely Dennis Domoyel and Clovis Saame, were arrested.
Furthermore, on April 1, police personnel on duty at the Wa-Loho barrier retrieved fifty-one (51) compressed slabs from a Royal VVIP bus traveling from Wa towards Jirapa.
Three (3) suspects identified as Stephen Lomotey, Solomon King, and Urilius Tobopale were also arrested.
“In most of these instances, substances are always northbound heading towards Hamile direction for delivery.” The suspects are currently at various stages of prosecution and investigation, while the vehicles are impounded,” the statement said.
The police cautioned transport owners and unions to desist from allowing their vehicles to be used as couriers for illicit drugs, as their vehicles risk forfeiture to the state in addition to the prosecution of owners when caught.
The Command have, over the past four weeks, recorded a series of narcotic seizures across multiple districts, including Eremon in the Lawra District, the Nadowli barrier and Loho in the Nadowli-Kaleo District, and Charhe and Siriyiri in the Wa Municipality, as well as Hamile in the Lambussie District.
