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Police intercepts 2 trucks loaded with 152 bales of dry leaves suspected to be narcotic
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.
The incident occurred on Sunday 22nd February 2026 at about 1720hrs when duty men at the Assorkor barrier near Shama intercepted a Kia Rhino truck with registration number GE 8965-12 loaded with bales suspected to be narcotic drugs, upon seeing 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 rather 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 said location and found the truck parked there. Further investigation revealed that each bale contained about 80 slabs of the compressed substance.
On 23/02/26 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 investigation.
The regional police command assures the general public of its commitment to combatting drug trafficking and other related offences.
Thomas Partey, Ransford Yeboah Königsdörffer, Kojo Oppong Peprah, and Alexander Djiku trained with the Black Stars on Tuesday, March 23 as preparations intensify for the international friendly against Austria on Friday.
The newly arrived players—Partey, Königsdörffer, Oppong Peprah and Djiku—joined the group training Tuesday afternoon in readiness for the match.
Partey and Djiku bring valuable experience and dexterity to the team, having played a major role in securing Ghana a spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Canada, and the United States of America.
All 25 players participated in Tuesday’s training session, each aiming to catch the eye of head coach Otto Addo.
The full squad present at training included Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Benjamin Asare, Joseph Anang, Patrick Pfeiffer, Derrick Luckassen, Derrick Kohn, Jerome Opoku, Caleb Yirenkyi, Kojo Oppong Peprah, Jonas Adjetey, Marvin Senaya, Gideon Mensah, Elisha Owusu, Ibrahim Sulemana, Kwasi Sibo, Jordan Ayew, Prince Kwabena Adu, Christopher Bonsu Baah, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Antoine Semenyo, Kamal Deen Sulemana, Daniel Agyei, Thomas Partey, Alexander Djiku, and Ransford Yeboah Königsdörffer.
Training will continue on Wednesday and Thursday ahead of the match on Friday, March 27, 2026.
The Kadjebi District Police Command, through a sustained intelligence-led operation, has arrested a suspect, Chalim Madzaton, also known as Peter Tano, 36, a farmer.
He was apprehended at his hideout in Kpaya, a suburb of Ahamansu, in connection with the murder of 80-year-old Dakolor Semaka.
On March 24, 2026, police received a report that the suspect had allegedly attacked his girlfriend, Yaa Tugbenyo, 55, and her mother, the deceased, at their residence in Mangoase near Kadjebi During the incident, Yaa Tugbenyo managed to escape but later returned to find her mother lying motionless on the floor.
Police Officers visited the scene and found the body of the deceased lying in a supine positior with isible signs of violence.
The scene was processed, and photographs were taken for evidential purpose.
The deceased was pronounced dead by a medical officer at St. Mary Theresa Hospital and the body has since been deposited at the hospital’s morgue for preservation and autopsy.
The suspect is currently in Police custody assisting with investigations and will be arraigned before court.
