The Ghana Police Service Volta North Regional Police Command has arrested two persons over drug trafficking.
The suspects were arrested for allegedly trafficking substances suspected to be narcotic drugs in the Volta Region.
Etornam Vumadzi, a driver, and Emmanuel Komlagah have been identified as the suspects.
According to the Police, the two were arrested on Friday, January 30, 2026, following an intelligence-led operation.
Details from the Police highlighted that the suspects were intercepted while transporting the suspected narcotic substances from Godenu towards Togo in a Toyota minibus with registration number GT-6592-19.
The Police statement revealed that a third party, identified only as Joseph, contacted the police team by phone and attempted to offer a bribe of GH¢150,000 and also offered an upfront bribe of GH¢32,000, but was rejected by the Police officers.
Additionally, the police statement added that a search conducted on the vehicle led to the retrieval of 18 sacks with each sack containing 36 yellow oval parcels, bringing the total to 648 parcels of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs.
In related news, the Ghana Police Service Officers at the Volta Regional Police Command have rejected a $20,000 bribe from a Nigerian drug dealer identified as Charles Adenkule.
Reports suggest the Police Officers arrested the suspect on January 23, 2026.
The suspect, Charles Adenkule, was driving a Jeep registered in Nigeria (FKJ692KF) when he was stopped at the Kpotame barrier between Ada Junction (Kasseh) in the Greater Accra Region and Sogakope.
The police officers intercepted the Nigerian-bound vehicle, which was carrying narcotics worth over one million Ghana cedis, with the suspect allegedly offering to bribe them with $20,000, but the officers rejected the offer.
According to reports, it is yet to be known whether the illicit drugs originated from Ghana or Ghana was being used as a transit route.
Also, ten parcels of compressed substances suspected to be cocaine, with a street value of GH₵1,032,650, and half a kilogram of compressed dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp were uncovered from the vehicle.
A senior police source at the Volta Regional Police Headquarters revealed the operation was based on actionable intelligence.
Charles Adenkule, the suspect, is now in custody as investigations continue.
His Jeep has been impounded at the Volta Regional Police Headquarters in Ho, and the seized substances will be processed and sent to the forensic laboratory for further analysis.
The news comes at a time when Christian Tetteh Yohunu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has said officers of the Ghana Police Service can no longer be bribed.
According to IGP Yohunu, anyone who attempts to bribe a Police Officer in the line of duty will be disgraced.
He stressed that Police Officer now prefer to be promoted for good behaviour rather than accept bribes.