Some of the suspects
THREE TEENAGERS have been apprehended by the police on suspicion of either peddling or using narcotic drugs in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region.
The three suspects — Rafat Issahaka, 17, Clement Taking, 18, and Amadu Awal, 19, were arrested during a police swoop on July 17, 2025.
In total, the Manhyia Divisional Police arrested 16 suspects, including the three teenagers, in a four-hour successful operation at Asebi, Asokore Mampong and Akwatia Line.
The remaining suspects are Emmanuel Asante, 23, Osman Ibrahim, 27, Issah Ahmed, 27, Robert Addison, 26, Opoku Basoa, 29, Gabriel Yussif, 34, and Mohammed Yusif, 31.
Also arrested by the police during the swoop included Aziz Mohammed, 27, Far Iddrisu, 29, Siley Imani, 26, Ali Mohammed, 24, Abdul, 33, and Abubakar Mohamed, 22.
According to a press statement, the Manhyia Divisional Police Command had a tip-off that some people usually meet and deal in narcotic drugs in some known ghettos in the city.
As a way of preventing the usage and peddling of illicit drugs in the city, especially within the jurisdiction of the Manhyia Divisional Police Command, the police conducted a swoop.
The police operation took place at Asebi, Asokore Mampong and Akwatia Line, and it also led to the retrieval of some substances, which the police suspect to be narcotics.
“Upon information received to the effect that some youth usually converge at some places within the AOR to deal in illicit drugs, the Manhyia Divisional Headquarters embarked on swoops at these areas on 17/07/25 between the hours of 1800 and 2200.
“Areas visited were Asebi, Asokore Mampong and Akwatia Line. Sixteen (16) suspects were arrested together with substances suspected to be narcotic drugs,” part of the police report said.
The report, which has been sighted by the paper, also said “Suspects are detained and would be profiled and screened, and those linked to the exhibits will be prosecuted.”
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah, Kumasi