In a decisive blow against drug trafficking in the Greater Accra Region, the Inspector-General of Police’s Special Operations Team (SOT) has arrested fifty suspects following an intelligence-led anti-narcotics operation at the Madina Market enclave.
The operation, conducted on 7th May 2026, targeted a sophisticated criminal network involved in the sale and distribution of illicit substances within one of Accra’s busiest commercial hubs.
Addressing a press conference today at the Police Headquarters in Accra, the Director General of Operations, Commissioner Peter Teye Cudjoe, disclosed that the fifty suspects comprised forty-six males and four females.
Preliminary screening revealed a multinational composition: twenty-five Ghanaians, thirteen Nigerians, nine Nigeriens, one Malian, one Togolese, and one Burkinabe national.
Commissioner Cudjoe identified two suspects as the alleged kingpins within the criminal network: Abigail Oko, aged 26, and Mohammed Zaya, a Nigerien national. Additionally, two Nigerien nationals — Yusif Abubakar, aged 25, and Amadu Alfani, aged 43 — were identified as shop owners engaged in the sale and distribution of narcotic substances.
The operation yielded a significant haul of exhibits, including:
· Two hundred and thirty boxes of Tramadol valued at GH₵130,000
· Forty-nine boxes of wrappers valued at GH₵26,000
· Ten parcels of Indian hemp valued at GH₵15,000
· Thirteen boxes of crushers
· Mobile phones, scissors, knives, and other suspected narcotic-related materials
The estimated street value of the recovered exhibits amounts to GH₵200,000.00
All fifty suspects, together with the recovered exhibits, have been conveyed to the National Operations Directorate Headquarters for further investigation and necessary action.
Commissioner Cudjoe, reading the statement on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohonu, commended all officers involved in the operations.
“Your commitment remains central to the success of our operations,” he said, praising their dedication and professionalism in safeguarding lives and property.
The Ghana Police Service has served notice that it will continue to conduct targeted operations against the supply, distribution, and peddling of narcotic substances in markets, communities, and public spaces across the country.
The Service also expressed gratitude to members of the public who continue to support police operations with credible and timely information.
By Kingsley Asiedu
