Police officers reject $20,000 'cocaine' bribe from alleged Nigerian drug dealer

Charles Adenkule, was driving a Jeep registered in Nigeria

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Officers of the Ghana Police Service at the Volta Regional Police Command have reportedly rejected a $20,000 bribe from an alleged Nigerian drug dealer.

According to a report by The Chronicle newspaper on January 23, 2026, the suspect, identified as Charles Adenkule, was driving a Jeep registered in Nigeria (FKJ692KF) when he was stopped at the Kpotame barrier between Ada Junction (Kasseh) in the Greater Accra Region and Sogakope, the South Tongu Municipal capital.

The report detailed that on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, police intercepted the Nigerian-bound vehicle, which was carrying narcotics worth over one million Ghana cedis.

When confronted, the suspect allegedly offered a $20,000 bribe to the officers but they rejected the offer outright.

The reported detailed that, it is, however, unclear whether the illicit drugs originated from Ghana or whether the country was being used as a transit route.

A search of the vehicle uncovered ten parcels of compressed substances suspected to be cocaine, with a street value of GH₵1,032,650, along with about half a kilogram of compressed dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp hidden behind the vehicle’s inner lining.

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According to a senior police source at the Volta Regional Police Headquarters, the operation was based on actionable intelligence.

The Volta Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Wisdom Akorli, upon receiving the intelligence, sanctioned a joint taskforce comprising officials from the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID), the Drug Law Enforcement Unit (DLEU) and four personnel from the Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD).

The source revealed that at exactly 6:30 p.m., the vehicle arrived at the barrier and was signalled to stop.

The suspect remains in custody as investigations continue, while the Jeep has been impounded at the Volta Regional Police Headquarters in Ho. The seized substances will be sent to the forensic laboratory for further analysis.