Ghana: 74 Suspected Criminals Arrested By Police in Series of Operations in Ue/R

Ghana: 74 Suspected Criminals Arrested By Police in Series of Operations in Ue/R

A major crackdown by the Inspector General of Police's Special Operations Team in the Upper East Region has led to the arrest of 74 suspected criminals in a series of intelligence-led operations, targeting narcotics trafficking and violent crime along border communities and identified criminal hideouts.

Police arrest 74 suspects in anti-crime, drugs operations in Upper East Region

The Special Operations Team of the Ghana Police Service has arrested 74 suspects in two separate intelligence-led operations targeting narcotics trafficking, violent crime, and other criminal activities in the Upper East Region .

Police Arrest 74 in Upper East Border Drug Sweep

NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/police-arrest-74-in-upper-east-border-drug-sweep/The Inspector-General of Police’s Special Operations Team has arrested 74 suspects across two intelligence-led raids in the Upper East Region, targeting narcotics trafficking along Ghana’s border with Burkina Faso. The operations were conducted on May 20 and May 22, 2026, in Paga and the Navrongo Municip…

IGP’s Special Operations Team arrests 74 suspects in anti-narcotics and crime suppression operations in Upper East Region

The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of 74 suspects during two separate intelligence-led operations targeting narcotics trafficking, violent crime and other criminal activities in the Upper East Region. According to the Police, the operations were carried out by the Inspector-General of Police’s Special Operations Team at Paga and within the Navrongo Municipality. The first operation, conducted on May 20, 2026, at Paga within the Gh…

IGP's special operations team arrests 74 suspects in Upper East anti-crime operations

According to the police in a statement, the first operation was carried out on May 20, 2026, at Paga within the Ghana–Burkina Faso border buffer zone. The coordinated exercise led to the arrest of 40 suspects, comprising 28 males and 12 females.

Ghanian Police nabs 8 Nigerians in crackdown on drug peddlers, violent crimes

According to the statement, the eight Nigerians were among 40 suspects in one of the operations conducted on 20th May 2026 at Paga within the Ghana-Burkina Faso border buffer zone.