Police arrest suspected drug dealer in Paga, seizes 38 parcels of Indian hemp

Featured Oct - 05 - 2026 , 23:36 1 minute read The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old suspected drug dealer, Tumbana Ane, at Paga in the Kassena Nankana West District of the Upper East Region and seized 38 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.

The police said preliminary investigations had also established that Ane allegedly operated brothels at an illegal mining site at Wuru, a suburb of Kayoro community in the Kassena-Nankana West District.

A police statement released on Monday, October 5, 2026, said a search conducted at the residence of Ane led to the discovery of the 38 parcels of the substances and other prohibited drugs - Tramadol.