The Ghana Police Service has interdicted G/L/Cpl Shani Abdullai for possessing restricted pharmaceutical substances in Kpalsi, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region.
The interdiction follows his arrest by the Tamale citizen-led Anti-Tramadol Taskforce on Saturday, May 3, 2025, during a special operation targeting the sale of illegal and highly addictive opioids, commonly referred to as 'red.' According to a statement from the Ghana Police Service, on Sunday, G/L/Cpl Abdullai's interdiction is to allow for a thorough investigation into his conduct in line with Police Service regulations. "The Ghana Police Service has interdicted G/L/Cpl Shani Abdullai, for being in possession of restricted pharmaceutical substances at Kpalsi, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region. "His interdiction is to allow for a thorough investigation into his conduct in line with Police Service regulations," the statement said.
The officer, stationed at Sakasaka Police Station, was found with six boxes of tramadol, a restricted opioid, during the taskforce's operation.
Alhaji Naziru Gbarigbari, Chairman of the Anti-Tramadol Taskforce, revealed that their intelligence indicated Abdullai possessed over 1,500 boxes of tramadol, though only six boxes-containing 125mg doses-were recovered during the arrest. "Even though he mentioned having Tramadol 225mg when interacting with our undercover agent, we found only 125mg on him.
