In a significant crackdown on illicit drug smuggling, the Keta Divisional Police Command in the Volta Region has arrested three suspects for allegedly transporting hard drugs, 'Taramaking,' from Togo to Accra through the land borders.
The suspects, whose names have been withheld, were apprehended at a police barrier on the Accra-Aflao road on February 24, at about 15:30 hours, on an STC bus carrying the contraband, bearing registration number GG 1736-19.
Gorden Akurugu, Head of the Volta Region Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said that the FDA received intelligence about the police interception and conducted a follow-up investigation to verify the facts. "Our findings confirmed the seizure of 120 milligrams of Taramaking, which exceeded the normal registration threshold.
Moreover, it is not a registered product with the Food and Drugs Authority, and the executive instrument prohibits the sale of tramadol in the country," he explained.
