The Ghana Police Service says it has arrested eight suspects in an intelligence-led anti-narcotics operation at Okaishie Drug Lane in Accra.
The operation took place on Friday, 9 October 2026, the police said in a post on their official X account on Thursday, 15 October 2026. Adom Online, 3News and Graphic Online also reported the arrests, citing the police.
According to Adom Online and 3News, the suspects named by the police are Jeremiah Chinedu, 33; Godsway Dabla, 29; Nwaiyo Charles, 64; Nwachukwu Kanawu, 41; John Divine; Gideon Edioke, 29; Ikechukwu Paul, 60; and Okwesibieze Precious, 23.
The police said the operation targeted people suspected of selling and distributing narcotic substances and unregulated pharmaceutical products. Items recovered, according to the police and the same outlets, included suspected Tramadol tablets (225mg and 250mg), Rohypnol tablets, codeine-containing products, Benyling products and other assorted pharmaceutical substances.
All eight suspects remain in police custody, and the exhibits have been secured for investigations, the police said. Charges have not yet been stated in the reports used for this article.
Sources: Ghana Police Service on X, Adom Online, 3News, Graphic Online