The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Operations Team has ramped up security operations across the Tamale Metropolis, leading to the arrest of several suspected drug peddlers and the seizure of significant quantities of illicit substances.
The intensified efforts are part of a broader crackdown on drug peddling, robbery, attacks on commercial vendors, rape, and other serious crimes that threaten national security, concerns that are heightened during the busy festive season.
A force of 105 police personnel, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Bawah Abdul Jalil and supported by 10 service vehicles—including an armoured vehicle and a Black Maria, was deployed for the operation. Officers were briefed to maintain professionalism, teamwork, and vigilance throughout the exercise.
The team conducted highway and community patrols, strategically deploying officers to crime hotspots to deter criminal activity and ensure public safety. Intelligence-led officers to the residence of Gladys Lariba at Taha, where a search uncovered toffees and dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. Lariba and Joseph Christian, found at the scene with a wrap of the substance, were arrested.
At Gumbihini, suspects Musah Stephen and Fatau Issahaku were apprehended for possessing Tramadol capsules. Further investigation led officers to a supplier known as Hidir, whose premises yielded a BB cartridge and more dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp; however, Hidir evaded arrest and remains at large.
In a separate operation, a tip from the Gulkpegu Chief Task Force resulted in the arrest of Amina Isahaku and her husband, Muhammed Sumaila, at Vitting. The couple was found with boxes of Tramadol capsules and identified Hikima Yahaya as their supplier. A subsequent search at Yahaya’s residence uncovered more drugs and packaging materials. While one Rahman Abudu was arrested at the scene with Tramadol capsules, Yahaya managed to escape and is still on the run.
All suspects are currently in custody at the Sakasaka Police Station, with exhibits handed to investigators for screening and forensic analysis. Police say investigations are ongoing to locate the two suspects at large and to dismantle the wider drug network in the metropolis.
The Police Service praised the IGP Special Operations Team’s professionalism and effectiveness, reaffirming its commitment to safeguarding lives and property during the festive season and beyond.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com
