NACOC arrests three at overnight raid on Volta cannabis and hashish-oil hub
Ghana’s NACOC raided a stash house spanning Koleonu, Wegbe and Akplamafu in the Volta Region overnight and arrested three suspects on 22 June 2026. The commission said the site was used to grow cannabis, produce hashish oil and distribute drugs, the first Volta cultivation case this year to yield arrests.
🇬🇭 Koleonu, Wegbe and Akplamafu, Volta Region · Ghana
Acting on intelligence, NACOC’s tactical team carried out an overnight raid on a stash house
in Koleonu, Wegbe and Akplamafu in the Volta Region and arrested three people the
commission described as principal suspects in an illegal drug network.[1][2]
NACOC said the facility was used to cultivate cannabis, produce hashish oil and distribute
drugs from one location.[1][2]The commission called the recovery of hashish oil a sign of
processing beyond dried cannabis alone and said earlier Volta seizures this year had
involved cannabis without reported hashish oil or arrests at cultivation sites.[2]
The three remained in custody assisting investigations; NACOC said they were expected to
face prosecution and that officers were tracing collaborators and supply routes.[1][2]
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NACOC photo published with its report on the Volta hub raid.Photo details
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