The Tema Regional Police Command has intercepted a canoe carrying 3,752 slabs of suspected Indian hemp during an intelligence-led operation on the Volta Lake at Ada in the Greater Accra Region.

The suspects transporting the consignment escaped after being intercepted by Marine Police personnel on November 4, 2026, abandoning the canoe and its contents.

The recovered items included 53 sacks containing the suspected narcotic substances, two outboard motors, 30 yellow gallons of petrol and premix fuel, a cutlass and other articles.

According to a police statement issued on Wednesday, November 11, the operation followed intelligence that a consignment of suspected narcotic drugs was being transported from Jemeniweres through the Volta Lake towards Ada.

Marine Police officers initially proceeded to Mepe in the Volta Region, but discovered on arrival that the suspects had fled in their canoes.

The team subsequently moved to Big Ada to pursue them.

At about 11.10 p.m., the officers intercepted the suspects at Agorta Island, Ada. However, the individuals managed to escape into the river, leaving their canoe behind.

The police retrieved the vessel and transported it, together with its contents, to the Marine Police Base at Ada.

A subsequent search of the 53 sacks at the Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Tema on November 5 revealed 3,752 compressed and cello-taped slabs of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.

The suspected narcotics have been secured as exhibits pending examination.

No arrests yet

The police said no arrests had been made in connection with the seizure, but investigations were continuing to identify and apprehend those involved.

The Tema Regional Police Command has urged members of the public to provide credible information to support efforts to combat drug trafficking.

The seizure forms part of the command's efforts to disrupt the transportation of suspected narcotic substances through waterways in the region.

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