50 arrested, GH¢200,000 worth of drugs siezed in Madina operation

The Ghana Police Service has apprehended 50 suspects during a significant anti-narcotics operation at the Madina Market in the Greater Accra Region.

According to a report by 3news.com on May 8, 2026, the intelligence-led operation, carried out on Thursday, May 7, 2026, by the Inspector-General of Police Special Operations Team, targeted the supply and distribution of narcotic substances at Madina.

At a press briefing on Friday, May 8, 2026, the Director-General of Police Operations, Emmanuel Teye Cudjoe, stated, “The suspects comprise 46 males and four females.”

Preliminary investigations revealed that 25 of the suspects are Ghanaians, while the others include 13 Nigerians, nine Nigeriens, one Malian, one Togolese, and one Burkinabe.

The police identified two suspects, Abigail Oku, 26, and Mohammed Zaya, a Nigerian national, as the alleged leaders of the drug network operating in the area.

Two Nigerians, Yousef Abubakar, 25, and Ahmadu Alfani, 43, were later named as shop owners involved in the sale and distribution of narcotic substances.

COP Cudjoe disclosed that “several items were retrieved during the operation, including 230 boxes of tramadol valued at GH¢130,000, 49 boxes of wrappers worth GH¢26,000, and 10 parcels of suspected Indian hemp estimated at GH¢15,000.”

Other items seized included 13 boxes of suspected narcotic substances, mobile phones, scissors, knives, and various materials linked to drug-related activities.

“The estimated street value of the recovered items amounts to GH¢200,000,” he added.

All 50 suspects, along with the seized items, have been transferred to the National Operations Directorate Headquarters to assist with ongoing investigations.

The Police Service stated that it will continue to intensify operations aimed at dismantling narcotics networks and combating the sale and distribution of illegal drugs across the country.

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