The Ghana Police Service has arrested twenty-seven suspects as part of a sustained nationwide operation to clamp down on drug peddling and related criminal activities in the Northern Region.
The suspects were arrested through an exercise conducted by the Northern Regional Police Command, together with the IGP’s Special Operations Team.
A statement issued by the police revealed that the suspects have been identified as Iddrisu Abdul Bassit, Iddrisu Sadick, Yawuza Hishan, Yakubu Yussif, Alhassan Abukari, Mutaru Daniel Fisco, Ibrahim Abdul Wakil, Hawa Abdul Rahman, Latifa Iddrisu, Mariam Fuseini, Ibrahim Sadia, Alima Iddrisu, and Issah Latifa.
They were arrested on 19th November 2025, during coordinated swoops at several drug hotspots in and around Tamale.
According to the police, some of the suspects were yet to be identified.
Items recovered through the swoop were dried leaves suspected to be cannabis, packaged in polythene bags, along with five motorbikes believed to have been used in facilitating the illicit activities.
“Further operations across other parts of the metropolis led to additional arrests, bringing the total number of suspects to twenty-seven. All individuals have since been handed over to the Northern Regional Drug Law Enforcement Unit to assist ongoing investigations.
On Friday, 21st November 2025, nine suspects, made up of five females and four males, were put before the Tamale Circuit Court on charges of possessing narcotic drugs without lawful authority. One additional suspect faced charges of unlawful possession of arms and ammunition. All pleaded not guilty and were granted bail,” the statement added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
