A man was caught using an ambulance to move drug products around the country.
The suspect, 39-year-old Kwame Mananyi Tuanda, was arrested by police in Accra on September 10 in Labadi.
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Joy News reported that the suspect admitted to having engaged in this vice since 2024.
Police in a briefing said the arrest was based on sustained surveillance.
A search in the ambulance uncovered several sacks containing dried leaves suspected to be narcotics.
“Upon a thorough examination of the sacks, seven hundred (700) parcels and four hundred and seventy-three (473) wrappers of dried leaves were retrieved.”
Investigations uncovered that the private ambulance had been loaded with the suspected narcotics in Kpando in the Volta Region.
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The police said the suspect admitted he had been involved in this illegal trade since last year.
The release further noted that Tuanda had initially purchased the vehicle, a Hyundai Hiace, as a regular car and later fitted it with a siren.
Before acquiring the vehicle, he had used a Toyota Highlander for the same purpose. This appeared to be his modus oparendi.
Earlier this week, on September 8, Tema police arrested four men after discovering 315 compressed parcels of suspected narcotics concealed in truck tires.
The suspects were identified as Nura Sali, 44, Pius Chukwuma, 49, Mustapha Umar, 18, and Abdulai Amayau, 23.
They were picked up following a tip-off, according to a police statement.
Officers from the Tema Community 1 District Police discovered suspected Indian hemp hidden within the tires.
The vehicle has been impounded while investigations continue, with all four suspects remaining in police custody.
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