The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old driver for possession of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs at Pankrono in Kumasi, on April 5, 2026.
A police statement said at about 7:00 p.m., on the fateful day, personnel from the Drug Law Enforcement Unit, Kumasi, acting on intelligence, embarked on a targeted operation within Pankrono and its environs aimed at clamping down on illicit drug peddlers and users.
During the operation, the team spotted the suspect, identified as Foster Owusu alias “Master Pee”, aged 45, a driver and resident of Pankrono, locking up a single-room facility and attempting to flee upon noticing the presence of the Police.
However, he was immediately arrested, the police added.
A further search conducted in the suspected room led to the retrieval of Thirty-nine (39) compressed, sellotaped slab parcels of dried leaves concealed in a “Ghana Must Go” bag, and Ten (10) compressed, sellotaped parcels of dried leaves concealed in a black sack. The substances are suspected to be narcotic drugs.
In his cautioned statement, the suspect denied ownership and possession of the exhibits and claimed that the room belongs to his girlfriend, identified as Anita, and one Cindy, and stated that he had gone there to visit them but found them absent and the door opened.
“The retrieved exhibits were sealed and labeled in the presence of the suspect and an independent witness. The substances will be forwarded to the Police Forensic Science Laboratory, Accra, for analytical examination and report,” the statement account.
The suspect is currently in Police custody assisting investigations, while efforts are underway to locate the other persons mentioned.
