The police in the Ashanti South Region have intercepted a large consignment of Tramadol at the Tweapease Police Barrier along the Obuasi-Dunkwa Highway, leading to the arrest of five suspects.
Addressing the media at Bekwai on Monday, February 16, 2026, the Ashanti South Regional Police Commander Joseph Hammond Nyaaba said the operation, carried out on February 13, 2026, resulted in the seizure of 257 packs of Tramadol and 58 packs of Tapentadol, popularly known as “Royal.”
He said the drugs were being transported on a red OA KIA Grandbird bus en route to Ayamfuri, near Dunkwa-On-Offin, in the Central Region.
“Upon intercepting the bus, our officers conducted a search and found two sealed brown boxes containing the drugs, and the bus driver, Josephine Krumah, 37, was immediately arrested,” he said.
The police said during interrogation, Krumah reportedly named Perpetual, a native of Ayamfuri, as the owner of the drugs.
“He mentioned one Perpetual, a native of Ayamfuri, as the owner of the drugs. On the next day, February 14, 2026, while investigations were underway, the third owner of the drugs together with three others namely Dynamics, and Abena, 43, and another suspect, 35 showed up at the same checkpoint with GH¢50,000 to grease the palms of the police. The police took the money and immediately arrested Perpetual and her three friends for further investigations," he stated.
According to the police, the suspects have been arraigned before court under the Public Health Act 2012 (Act 851), which prohibits “the sale of certain drugs, herbal medicinal products, cosmetics, medical devices, and other household chemical substances.”
The police in the Ashanti South Region have intercepted a large consignment of Tramadol at the Tweapease Police Barrier along the Obuasi-Dunkwa Highway, leading to the arrest of five suspects.
Addressing the media at Bekwai on Monday, February 16, 2026, the Ashanti South Regional Police Commander Joseph Hammond Nyaaba said the operation, carried out on February 13, 2026, resulted in the seizure of 257 packs of Tramadol and 58 packs of Tapentadol, popularly known as “Royal.”
He said the drugs were being transported on a red OA KIA Grandbird bus en route to Ayamfuri, near Dunkwa-On-Offin, in the Central Region.
“Upon intercepting the bus, our officers conducted a search and found two sealed brown boxes containing the drugs, and the bus driver, Josephine Krumah, 37, was immediately arrested,” he said.
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The police said during interrogation, Krumah reportedly named Perpetual, a native of Ayamfuri, as the owner of the drugs.
“He mentioned one Perpetual, a native of Ayamfuri, as the owner of the drugs. On the next day, February 14, 2026, while investigations were underway, the third owner of the drugs together with three others namely Dynamics, and Abena, 43, and another suspect, 35 showed up at the same checkpoint with GH¢50,000 to grease the palms of the police. The police took the money and immediately arrested Perpetual and her three friends for further investigations," he stated.
According to the police, the suspects have been arraigned before court under the Public Health Act 2012 (Act 851), which prohibits “the sale of certain drugs, herbal medicinal products, cosmetics, medical devices, and other household chemical substances.”
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Ashanti South Regional Police Commander, DCOP Joseph Hammond Nyaaba, has announced the interception of 257 packs of tramadol and 58 packs of tapentadol on the Obuasi–Dunkwa highway.
— ChannelOne TV (@Channel1TVGHA) February 16, 2026
Four suspects were arrested after allegedly attempting to bribe officers with GH¢50,000. pic.twitter.com/wTDVhAl54y
Read the statement issued by the police below:
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