Police recover 3,752 slabs of suspected Indian hemp from abandoned canoe at Ada

The Tema Regional Police Command says it has recovered 3,752 slabs of a substance suspected to be Indian hemp from a canoe intercepted on the Volta Lake at Ada on Wednesday 11 November 2026, citing a police statement dated the same day.

According to the police, the intelligence-led operation took place on 4 November 2026 after information that a consignment of suspected narcotics was being moved from Jemeniweres along the Volta Lake towards Ada. Marine Police personnel first went to Mepe in the Volta Region, where they found the suspects had left in canoes, and then moved to Big Ada to continue the pursuit.

At about 11.10pm, officers intercepted the suspects at Agorta Island, police said. The suspects jumped into the river and escaped, leaving the canoe and its contents behind. The canoe was taken to the Marine Police base at Ada.

Police said a search of the canoe uncovered 53 sacks of suspected narcotics, as well as outboard motors, 30 gallons of petrol and premix fuel, a cutlass and other items. When the sacks were opened and counted at the Regional CID in Tema on 5 November, they contained 3,752 compressed slabs of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.

The substance has been kept as an exhibit pending laboratory examination. Police said no arrests had been made as of the date of the statement and that efforts were continuing to identify and arrest the suspects. The command has asked members of the public with credible information to come forward.