The Ghana Police Service says its IGP Special Operations Team arrested 192 suspects in a series of intelligence-led operations across parts of the country between 2 and 29 October 2026.
According to MyJoyOnline and 3News, the operations covered Greater Accra communities including New Town, Dansoman, Weija, Tudu, James Town, Shukura, Okaishie, Lapaz, Chantan, Odawna, Teshie, Avenor and Fadama, and targeted suspected drug-related offences.
Police said the largest single operation took place at Teshie on 22 October 2026, when 102 suspects, 93 men and nine women, were arrested. Compressed dried substances suspected to be narcotics, seven bottles of nitrous oxide and a bottle of codeine syrup were recovered, and eight suspects described as key narcotics peddlers were handed to the Drug Law Enforcement Unit.
A separate operation at Lapaz and Chantan on 15 October 2026 led to 41 arrests, while eight suspects were arrested at Okaishie Drug Lane on 9 October 2026, where police said Tramadol, Rohypnol and codeine-containing products were recovered.
At Odawna, police said a 52-year-old businessman was arrested after surveillance and substances suspected to be cocaine were recovered from his hideout. Operations at Fadama and Shukura on 28 and 29 October 2026 led to two arrests and the recovery of suspected narcotics, seven cartridges, a pump-action magazine, a dagger and a machete.
Three suspected members of a vigilante group were also arrested at Alabonu in Asutuare and handed to the Tema Regional Police Command, and four further arrests were made in the Eastern Region, where a pump-action shotgun and ammunition were recovered.
Police said all the suspects are in custody assisting investigations. No charges have been reported, and the suspects remain presumed innocent.