A special police operation conducted at Aboabo No.1. has led to the arrest of 29-year-old suspect, Adam Mohamed, for his involvement in the illegal trade of narcotic substances.

The Airport District Police Command on May 10 undertook the operation to apprehend individuals engaged in narcotics trafficking within the area.

35 packs of 250mg tramadol, 28 packs of 120mg tramadol, 11 packs of 225mg tramadol and approximately 50 empty cartons used for packaging and transporting the drugs were retrieved during a search.

Additionally, an amount of GHS 66,950 was discovered in the suspect’s room.

The Police in a statement noted that "the cash is believed to be proceeds from the sale of the illicit drugs and has been retrieved for evidential purposes."

The suspect is currently in police custody and assisting with investigations. He will be brought before a court of law.

In a related event, two individuals are presently behind bars for possessing 1,650 slabs of substances suspected to be Indian hemp at Antokrom in the Eastern Region.

The Eastern North Regional Police Command arrested Hawa Ibrahim and Latifa Adams through an intelligence-led operation on May 14.

Twenty-four maxi bags were retrieved when a search was conducted.

The suspects who are in police custody will be taken through the due process of the law to face justice.