Police arrest seven in Cape Coast anti-narcotics operation

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested seven suspects in an intelligence-led swoop targeting narcotic drug peddling networks within the Cape Coast Metropolis.

The operation, conducted on Saturday, December 13, 2025, focused on drug bases and hotspots believed to be hubs for the sale and use of prohibited substances.

The suspects have been identified as Robert Kobbina, Abu Issifu, Janet Mensah, Emmanuel Quarshie, Osei Boateng, Animful Emmanuel, and Charity Nkrumah.

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Police first moved in on a suspected narcotics base at Effutu, where Kobbina and Issifu were arrested. A search on Kobbina led to the retrieval of assorted suspected narcotic drugs and related items, including sachets and tablets of timaking, Tdrona, royal fart, dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, tobacco products, lighters, and packs of assorted cigarettes.

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The operation was later extended to Poly Amisano and Nkanfoa, areas identified by police as active drug peddling zones. At Poly Amisano, officers arrested Mensah, Quarshie, Boateng, Animful, and Nkrumah.

A search at a drinking spot operated by Mensah resulted in the seizure of large quantities of cigarettes, tobacco products, lighters, and three jackpot gaming machines. Four additional jackpot machines were confiscated at Nkanfoa.

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All seven suspects are currently in police custody assisting with investigations.

The Central Regional Police Command says those found culpable will be processed for court, adding that the swoop forms part of ongoing efforts to clamp down on narcotic-related crime within the metropolis.