{"version":1,"id":"gh","name":"Ghana","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/gh/","count":2,"totals":{"reports":2,"arrested":5,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":0,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":0,"raid":0,"arrest":2,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-10-15","reports":[{"id":"ghana-tamale-142-parcels-bribe","code":"CET-ZTV0C5","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/ghana-tamale-142-parcels-bribe/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/ZTV0C5/","date":"2026-10-15","country":"gh","country_name":"Ghana","place":"Bimbilla–Tamale road, Northern Region","coordinates":[9.13,-0.39],"precision":"region","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"Police refuse GH₵50,000 bribe, seize 142 parcels of hemp","summary":"The Red Maria team stopped a van on the Bimbilla–Tamale road on 15 October and found 142 parcels of Indian hemp hidden in jute sacks. Four suspects, including the alleged owner, were arrested after officers refused a GH₵50,000 bribe; all were handed to the drug unit.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":4},"tags":["indian-hemp","bribery"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Northern Police Reject GH₵50,000 Bribe in 142-Parcel Cannabis Bust","url":"https://chale.news/northern-police-reject-gh-50-000-bribe-in-142-parcel-cannabis-bust/","publisher":"Chale News","date":"2026-10-19","archived":null},{"title":"Police arrest four, seize 142 parcels of suspected Indian hemp","url":"https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/police-arrest-four-seize-142-parcels-of-suspected-indian-hemp/","publisher":"Ghanaian Times","date":"2026-10-20","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261023164000/https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/police-arrest-four-seize-142-parcels-of-suspected-indian-hemp/"}]},{"id":"ghana-volta-lake-lotsu-plantation","code":"CET-EYNC6A","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/ghana-volta-lake-lotsu-plantation/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/EYNC6A/","date":"2026-10-13","country":"gh","country_name":"Ghana","place":"Mangoase, Central Tongu District, Volta Region","coordinates":[6.073,0.494],"precision":"district","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"Man held over cannabis farm and 16 sacks at Volta Lake","summary":"Marine police on patrol found a fenced compound and a cannabis plantation behind it at Mangoase on 13 October, arresting 31-year-old Vincent Lotsu and seizing 16 sacks of dried leaves. Police sent the exhibits to the crime lab; Lotsu remains in custody pending arraignment.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1},"tags":["indian-hemp","volta-lake"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Man arrested after suspected cannabis plantation found near Volta Lake","url":"https://ghanaguardian.com/man-arrested-after-suspected-cannabis-plantation-found-near-volta-lake/","publisher":"Ghana Guardian","date":null,"archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261023174955/https://ghanaguardian.com/man-arrested-after-suspected-cannabis-plantation-found-near-volta-lake/"},{"title":"Police arrest man over suspected cannabis plantation near Volta Lake","url":"https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/police-arrest-man-over-suspected-cannabis-plantation-near-volta-lake/","publisher":"Ghanaian Times","date":"2026-10-19","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261022195207/https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/police-arrest-man-over-suspected-cannabis-plantation-near-volta-lake/"}]}]}