The Asokore Mampong Municipal Security Council has uncovered an illegal abortion clinic and an unlicensed drugstore operating illegally in a slum at Asawase, within the Asokore Mampong Municipality.
The operation, led by the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Ben Abdallah Alhassan, on July 9, 2025, forms part of a broader regional initiative aimed at curbing drug abuse and dismantling underground health-related criminal activity across the Ashanti Region.
Addressing the media following the raid, Abdallah Alhassan bemoaned the proliferation of illegal health facilities in the area, expressing concern over the potential health risks they pose to the youth in the community. "The search that was conducted over there brought out a few illicit threats ongoing over there.
There was an operational illegal pharmacy there and also a clinic.
