The Eastern North Regional Police Command has intercepted a large quantity of suspected Indian hemp on the Volta Lake, leading to the arrest of three individuals.
The arrested suspects have been identified as Abraham Agonu, Michael Akuaku, and Confidence Amenuveve.
According to a statement released on Facebook by the police on Friday May, 30, 2025, the operation, which took place on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, near Kwahu Adawso, resulted in the seizure of thousands of compressed and non-compressed slabs of the illicit substance. "The Eastern North Regional Police Command has arrested three (3) suspects in connection with the transportation of five thousand, nine hundred and fifty (5,950) compressed and some non-compressed leaves suspected to be Indian hemp on the Volta Lake at Asuboni, near Kwahu Adawso in the Eastern Region," the statement said.
They were apprehended while attempting to ferry the suspected narcotics across the Volta Lake.
