Nine arrested over alleged narcotics trade, prostitution

The suspects were arrested during a special operation led by the Formed Police UnitThe Akyem Abomosu Police Command has arrested nine suspects, including three Nigerian women and six Ghanaian men, for allegedly engaging in narcotics trafficking, Indian hemp trading and prostitution in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region."The Atiwa District Police operation forms part of ongoing efforts to curb prostitution and other related social vices in the area.

Speaking on the operation, Nana Kofi Agyei said the exercise forms part of ongoing efforts by the Atiwa District Police to tackle prostitution, narcotics trafficking and other social vices in the area.