The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested 26 suspects over drug-related offences.  

The arrest, made on Saturday, May 24, through an intelligence-led operation, was conducted at the Aflao border in the Volta Region. 

The suspects were arrested at various locations as part of efforts to clamp down on suspected drug peddlers and other related criminal activities in the area. 

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Felix Danku, Public Relations Officer, Volta Region in a release copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said exhibits retrieved from the suspects included 20 wraps of substances suspected to be Indian hemp and 12 sachets of Tramadol tablets.  

He said other exhibits include a quantity of dried leaves believed to be Indian hemp contained in a rubber bucket, cash amounts of GH¢30,558.00 and 17,500 CFA, six drug-laced toffees, eight creams suspected to contain narcotic substances, and 26 compressed parcels of suspected Indian hemp concealed in a fertilizer sack. 

DSP Danku said the suspects were currently in police custody and would be arraigned before the court to face justice.