Crime & Punishment of Wednesday, 25 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comTwo men have been apprehended by the Ghana Police Service in the Central Region in Agona Swedru after 209 compressed slabs of dried leaves suspected to be narcotics were intercepted and an alleged GH₵100,000 bribe they offered was rejected. The suspects, 28-year-old Godfred Acquah and 34-year-old Awudu Usman, were first taken into custody around 8:30 a.m. on February 24, 2026, along the Agona Asafo–Kwesitwukwaa road. Police arrest 20 suspected drug peddlers in pre-dawn Ashaiman operationPolice recovered 154 slabs of the suspected substance from a taxi with registration number GR 2932-26 in which the men were travelling. A follow-up search at Usman’s home in Asisim, a suburb of Agona Swedru, uncovered an additional 55 slabs, bringing the total seizure to 209. The Central Regional Police Command further stated that the suspects allegedly offered GH₵100,000 to the officers to avoid prosecution, but the bribe was refused.

Source: GhanaWeb February 25, 2026 09:16 UTC