TARKWA, Ghana – Police in Ghana’s Western Central Region have arrested a 23-year-old man, Daniel Yeboah, for allegedly possessing 66 compressed parcels of a substance suspected to be Indian hemp. Yeboah was intercepted on July 31, 2025, at the Samreboi-Tanokrom Snap Checkpoint while traveling on a tricycle.
According to police, Yeboah was found with two traveling bags containing the parcels. He reportedly told officers that a woman in Wenchi paid him GH₵5,000 to deliver the bags to her at Mumuni camp, near Samreboi.
The Asankragwa Division of the police has launched an investigation and is actively searching for the woman mentioned by the suspect. Daniel Yeboah is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, August 4, 2025. The Regional Police Command is appealing to the public for any information that could assist in the investigation.
Ruth Abla ADJORLOLO
