The North East Regional Police Command in collaboration with the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) in Nalerigu, North East Region, has intercepted 1,195 boxes of Tramadol Hydrochloride 120mg.

Popularly known as Red, the said amoung of the restricted drug were found by police concealed in a truck.

So far, six suspects have been arrested at Gbintri near Nalerigu.

The suspects, identified as Alhassan Braimah, Yakubu Muntaka, Abdulai Shakur, Mumuni Iddrisu, Mumuni Yakubu, and Moses Ayorik, were arrested on Thursday, September 18, 2025, according to a Ghana Police Service (GPS) statement.

The arrest took place after two trucks with registration numbers GR 1712-16 and AW 4417-14 were intercepted. The vehicles, which had been loaded from Sankase in the Republic of Togo, were enroute to Gbintri.

A search of the trucks uncovered the 1,195 boxes of Tramadol Hydrochloride 120mg concealed among other goods in the truck with registration number GR 1712-16. The exhibits have since been secured for evidential purposes.

During interrogation, police continued, the suspects admitted that the consignment was destined for Moses Ayorik at Gbintri for onward delivery to another individual at Gushegu.

All six suspects are in police custody assisting investigations, while efforts are underway to trace and arrest other individuals connected to the case.