16/05/2026
๐๐จ๐ง๐จ-๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐จ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง-๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ข ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ก
The Bono-East Regional Command (BERC) of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) on Wednesday, 06 May 2026, conducted a standalone enforcement and public sensitisation exercise at Akrofrom along the TechimanโWenchi stretch.
The exercise forms part of efforts to combat illicit drug trafficking within the Bono-East Region.
The operation targeted tricycles (Pragya and Aboboyaa), motorcycles, and commercial taxis suspected of transporting illicit substances concealed in sacks of charcoal.
Intelligence gathered by the Command identified the TechimanโKenten to Wenchi corridor as a known transit route increasingly being used by traffickers to move suspected cannabis and other narcotics.
The exercise, which was conducted between 0800 hours and 1120 hours by a seven-member operational team, involved stop-and-search activities, profiling of riders and drivers, and on-the-spot public education on the dangers and legal consequences of drug trafficking.
During the operation, approximately two hundred (200) tricycles, over one hundred (100) motorcycles, and five (5) taxis carrying charcoal were stopped, profiled, and searched.
In addition to the enforcement activities, officers engaged riders and drivers on the health and social dangers of substance abuse, particularly cannabis and tramadol, and educated them on the legal implications of transporting narcotic substances.
Transport operators were further encouraged to cooperate with law enforcement agencies by reporting suspicious movements and activities.
The Bono-East Regional Command reaffirmed NACOCโs commitment to sustained intelligence-led operations, public education, and inter-agency collaboration aimed at disrupting drug trafficking networks and protecting communities from the harmful effects of illicit drugs.
