The Western Regional Police Command has intercepted two trucks loaded with 152 bales of dried leaves suspected to be narcotics.
Three persons, namely Moses Kwaku Tawiah, 44, Kwame Kontor, 44 and Kwabena Forson, 55, have been arrested.
Interception
On Sunday, February 22, 2026, at about 17:20 hours, duty men at the Assorkor barrier near Shama intercepted a Kia Rhino truck with registration number GE 8965-12 loaded with bales.
Upon sighting the police, occupants fled the scene.
Suspect Moses Kwaku Tawiah, 44, surfaced at the scene later and claimed the impounded truck belonged to his brother and pleaded with police to release the truck.
He was subsequently arrested, and during interrogation, he confessed that he was in charge of a Hyundai gold truck with registration number GS 3368-17 loaded with similar goods parked at Nkroful, Block Factory near Sekondi.
Police, together with the suspect, proceeded to the said location and found the truck parked. Further investigation revealed that each bale contained about 80 slabs of the compressed substance.
Bribe
On February 23 and 26, at 0200 hrs, suspects Isaac Kwame Kontor and Kwabena Forson showed up at the same barrier with a cash of GH 69,000.00 to bribe the police to release the trucks.
The police took the money and immediately arrested them for further investigation.
The two trucks containing the alleged substance have been impounded, and the cash of GH 69,000.00 has been retained for evidential purposes. The three suspects are currently in police custody, assisting with the investigation.
“The regional police command assures the general public of its commitment to combating drug trafficking and other related offences,” the police added.
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