The Ashanti Regional Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Police Service has destroyed illicit drugs worth millions of Ghana Cedis seized during operations in the region.
The drugs, including Tramadol, Cannabis and male enhancement products, among others, were intercepted during operations in 2025 and 2026.
ASP Frazer Nutakor, Commanding Officer of the Unit, stated that the narcotic substances were burned after obtaining a court order, in the presence of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Environmental Health Services and the media.
Suspects arrested in connection with the destroyed narcotics are facing prosecution, ASP Nutakor affirmed, and expressed the unit’s commitment to eradicating illicit drug dealings, urging the public to desist from using drugs, which pose serious health and national security threats.
Inspector Nkrumah, Station Officer for the Drug Law Enforcement Unit, added that intelligence operations led to the arrests of suspects who are facing the law.
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