Ghana’s IGP Special Operations Team arrested 192 suspects during intelligence-led operations across parts of the country, recovering suspected narcotic drugs, firearms, ammunition and other exhibits.[1] The operations ran between October 2 and 29 and covered New Town, Dansoman, Weija, Tudu, James Town, Shukura, Okaishie, Lapaz, Chantan, Odawna, Teshie, Avenor and Fadama.[1] Police said the drive targeted suspected criminal activities, particularly drug-related offences.[1] The biggest sweep was at Teshie on October 22, when 102 suspects comprising 93 men and nine women were arrested.[1] At Lapaz and Chantan on October 15, 41 suspects including 35 men and six women were arrested.[1] At Okaishie Drug Lane on October 9, eight suspects were arrested.[1]

At Teshie, police recovered quantities of compressed dried substances suspected to be narcotic drugs, seven bottles of nitrous oxide and a bottle of Benylin with Codeine.[1] Eight suspects identified as key narcotics peddlers were handed over to the Drug Law Enforcement Unit for further investigation.[1] At Lapaz and Chantan, quantities of dried leaves suspected to be narcotic substances were recovered and retained for evidential and forensic examination.[1] At Okaishie, police recovered suspected narcotics and unregulated pharmaceutical products such as Tramadol, Rohypnol and codeine-containing medicines.[1] At Odawna, 52-year-old businessman Richard Polo was arrested following police surveillance.[1] The team reportedly recovered quantities of substances suspected to be cocaine and other narcotic drugs from his hideout.[1] Operations at Fadama and Shukura on October 28 and 29 led to the arrest of two suspects identified as Douglas Kobby, 47, and Habib Yakubu.[1] That operation recovered four parcels of dried leaves suspected to be narcotic substances, seven cartridges, a pump-action magazine, a dagger and a machete.[1] At Alabonu in Asutuare, three suspected members of a vigilante group were arrested.[1] In the Eastern Region, four suspects were arrested and police recovered a pump-action shotgun, ammunition and substances suspected to be Indian hemp, the Ghanaian term for cannabis, and Tramadol.[2]

Police said all the suspects were in custody assisting with investigations.[1] Efforts were underway to identify and arrest others who may be linked to the suspected criminal activities.[1]