NACOC and Immigration burn cannabis farms at Siiru in Nadowli
NACOC's Upper West Regional Command and the Ghana Immigration Service destroyed several cannabis farms at Siiru in the Nadowli District, burning plants found in unfinished buildings, in front of homes and beside maize fields. Officers then met residents to warn about the legal consequences of cannabis cultivation and asked them to report illicit drug growing and distribution.
🇬🇭 Siiru, Nadowli District, Upper West Region · Ghana
The Upper West Regional Command of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) and
the Ghana Immigration Service destroyed several cannabis farms in a joint
operation in the Nadowli District, Upper West Region.[1] It took the team to
plantations at Siiru, a community near the Black Volta, where some plants had
already been harvested and others were nearing maturity.[2]
Further inspections uncovered cannabis growing in unfinished buildings, in front
of residential properties and alongside maize farms.[2] The team found
cultivation spread across different parts of the community.[1] The officers
destroyed the plants by burning them.[1]
After the operation, the team spoke to residents about the dangers and legal
consequences of cannabis cultivation and substance abuse.[2] It urged
community members to support law enforcement agencies by providing information
and cooperating with efforts against illegal drug activity.[2]
Sources
- NACOC destroys cannabis farms in Nadowli District. MyJoyOnline, 31 October 2026.
- NACOC, Immigration Service destroy cannabis farms in Nadowli District. Modern Ghana, 31 October 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- No figure for the number of farms, plants, area or weight destroyed was published.
- The reports give no separate date for the operation; 31 October 2026 is the date of the NACOC statement and of publication.
- No arrests, suspects or charges were reported.
- The three reports carry the same NACOC statement rather than independent reporting.
- The statement places Siiru in Nadowli District but gives no more precise location for the community.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in Graphic Online: The exercise covered several identified locations and followed intelligence provided by Ghana Immigration Service officers, according to a NACOC statement issued on 31 October 2026.
