In a sweeping anti-narcotics operation at the Madina Market enclave in the Greater Accra Region, the Ghana Police Service has arrested 50 individuals suspected of involvement in drug distribution networks.
The special exercise, led by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Operations Team, took place on Thursday, May 7. Acting on intelligence, officers moved swiftly to dismantle drug trafficking activities within the bustling market area.
Speaking at a press briefing on Friday, Director-General of Police Operations, COP Emmanuel Teye Cudjoe, reported that among those arrested were 46 men and four women. Preliminary investigations revealed that 25 of the suspects are Ghanaians, while the rest include 13 Nigerians, nine Nigeriens, and one national each from Mali, Togo, and Burkina Faso.
Police identified 26-year-old Abigail Oku and a Nigerian national, Mohammed Zaya, as alleged ringleaders of the narcotics network in the area. Additionally, two other Nigerian nationals, Yousef Abubakar, 25, and Ahmadu Alfani, 43, were named as shop operators allegedly involved in the sale and distribution of illegal drugs.
The suspects, along with items seized during the operation, have been transferred to the National Operations Directorate Headquarters to assist with ongoing investigations.
According to the Ghana Police Service, this operation forms part of a broader clampdown on the trafficking and sale of narcotic substances in markets, communities, and public spaces nationwide.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com