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Tema Police impound truck with suspected narcotics, arrest two over bribery
The Tema Regional Police Command has intercepted a truck carrying a large quantity of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs and arrested two persons for attempted bribery.
The operation took place on February 15, 2026, at Sege Akpla Manya in the Greater Accra Region.
According to the Head of Public Affairs for the Tema region, ASP Dede Dzakpasu, officers from the Regional Patrols Unit carried out an intelligence-led operation and stopped a Sinotruk tipper truck with registration number GN 993 14.
He explained that the vehicle was loaded with fertilizer sacks containing 3009 slabs of plant material suspected to be cannabis. He added that the driver abandoned the truck and fled on seeing the Police.
The vehicle and its contents have since been impounded at the Tema Regional Headquarters, while efforts continue to arrest the driver and confirm the ownership of the truck.
In a related development, he noted that on February 16, 2026, Victor Asigbey, aged 40, and Peter Asigbey, aged 35, were arrested at the Regional CID Office in Tema for attempting to bribe officers with GHS 150,000.
He stated that the suspects allegedly tried to influence the Police to release the impounded truck and the suspected drugs. He indicated that the money has been retained as evidence and that the two men remain in Police custody, assisting investigations.
He further assured the public of the Command’s commitment to fighting narcotic-related offences and upholding integrity.
By: Jacob Aggrey
President John Dramani Mahama this afternoon visited two survivors of Saturday’s Burkina Faso terrorist attack currently on admission at the 37 military hospital in Accra.
The survivors, were among Ghanaian tomato traders on board a truck, which was ambushed by armed bandits in northern Burkina Faso.
President Mahama, who was accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, commiserated with the victims and assured them their bills will be absorbed by government.
The president, who was in Takoradi earlier in the morning to open the Minerals Commission’s Local Content Summit, went straight to the hospital from the airport to visit the injured traders.
Seven other Ghanaian traders were killed in the attack and have since been buried.
The survivors were successfully transported home by the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
The Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has ruled that petitions seeking the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, her Deputies, and the Special Prosecutor do not disclose a prima facie case.
President John Dramani Mahama had referred a total of ten petitions to the Chief Justice on November 25, 2025, following submissions from individuals and groups calling for the removal of the officials.
The petitions included seven against the Electoral Commission leadership and three against the Special Prosecutor.
In a letter to the President dated January 26, 2026, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie stated that the petitions did not establish sufficient grounds to warrant further investigations.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister and Spokesperson to the President, confirmed the decision, noting that no action will be taken based on the petitions.
By: Jacob Aggrey
