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IGP SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM ARRESTS 192 SUSPECTS IN SERIES OF INTELLIGENCE-LED OPERATIONS
The IGP Special Operations Team has arrested 192 suspects and recovered quantities of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs, firearms, ammunition and other exhibits during a series of intelligence-led operations across parts of the country.
The operations, conducted between 2nd and 29th October 2026, covered areas including New Town, Dansoman, Weija, Tudu, James Town,… See more
PRESS RELEASE:
IGP SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM ARRESTS 192 SUSPECTS IN SERIES OF INTELLIGENCE-LED OPERATIONS
The IGP Special Operations Team has arrested 192 suspects and recovered quantities of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs, firearms, ammunition and other exhibits during a series of intelligence-led operations across parts of the country.
The operations, conducted between 2nd and 29th October 2026, covered areas including New Town, Dansoman, Weija, Tudu, James Town, Shukura, Okaishie, Lapaz, Chantan, Odawna, Teshie, Avenor and Fadama.
In one of the operations at Teshie on 22nd October, 102 suspects were arrested, comprising 93 males and nine females. The operation also led to the recovery of quantities of compressed dried substances suspected to be narcotic drugs, seven bottles of nitrous oxide and one bottle of Benylin with Codeine. Eight suspects identified as key narcotics peddlers were handed over to the Drug Law Enforcement Unit for further investigations.
At Lapaz and Chantan, an operation on 15th October resulted in the arrest of 41 suspects, comprising 35 males and six females. The Police recovered quantities of dried leaves suspected to be narcotic substances, which have been retained for evidential and forensic purposes.
At Okaishie Drug Lane, eight suspects were arrested on 9th October. Quantities of suspected narcotic and unregulated pharmaceutical substances, including Tramadol, Rohypnol and codeine containing products, were also recovered.
Other operations at New Town, Dansoman, Weija, Tudu, James Town and Odawna resulted in additional arrests and the recovery of suspected narcotic substances, pharmaceutical products, processing equipment and other exhibits. At Odawna, a 52-year-old businessman, Richard Polo, was arrested following surveillance. Quantities of substances suspected to be cocaine and other narcotic substances were recovered from his hideout.
The Team also conducted operations at Fadama and Shukura on 28th and 29th October, leading to the arrest of two suspects, Douglas Kobby, 47, and Habib Yakubu. The exhibits recovered included four parcels of dried leaves suspected to be narcotic substances, seven cartridges, a pump-action magazine, a dagger and a machete.
In a separate operation at Alabonu, Asutuare, three suspected members of a vigilante group were arrested and handed over to the Tema Regional Police Command for further investigations.
The Special Operations Team also carried out operations in the Eastern Region, resulting in the arrest of four suspects and the recovery of a pump-action shotgun, ammunition and substances suspected to be Indian hemp and Tramadol.
All the suspects are in Police custody, assisting investigations, while efforts are ongoing to identify other persons who may be connected to the suspected criminal activities.
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A major diplomatic storm is brewing over Ghana’s decision to increase royalty rates on gold mining. And the reaction from Ghanaians is loud, clear, and fiercely patriotic.
The Pressure:
According to reports by Citi 97.3 FM, the United States, the United Kingdom, and China have all opposed the proposed increase, putting intense diplomatic pressure on Accra to reconsider the policy. These are the same global powers that have historically benefited from our resources, and now they are… See more
A major diplomatic storm is brewing over Ghana’s decision to increase royalty rates on gold mining. And the reaction from Ghanaians is loud, clear, and fiercely patriotic.
The Pressure:
According to reports by Citi 97.3 FM, the United States, the United Kingdom, and China have all opposed the proposed increase, putting intense diplomatic pressure on Accra to reconsider the policy. These are the same global powers that have historically benefited from our resources, and now they are pushing back as Ghana tries to get a better deal.
The Patriotic Pushback:
The opposition from these foreign powers has triggered a wave of outrage on social media. Ghanaians are asking a fundamental question: Why should foreign countries have a say in how we manage our own gold wealth?
Commentators argue that Ghana has every right to determine its own fiscal policies to ensure our natural resources contribute more significantly to national development.
Many are also accusing these foreign powers of blatant double standards. They note that the US, UK, and China frequently introduce their own tariffs and trade restrictions to protect their domestic economies. So why is it a problem when Ghana does the same?
The Demand for Fairness:
The conversation has gone beyond just royalties. Many citizens are now demanding that any country seeking favorable access to Ghana’s resources must be prepared to offer meaningful benefits in return—including concessions like visa-free travel for Ghanaians.
This is bigger than just gold. It is a symbol of national pride and Africa's wider movement to reclaim control of its resources and establish balanced economic relationships with the West.
Should Ghana stand firm and demand what is fair? Or should we bow to the pressure?
Drop your thoughts below! 👇🔥
#GHTrendsTV #Ghana #GoldRoyalties #EconomicSovereignty #GhanaNews #AfricaRising :Copied: See less
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A high school student from Virginia has designed a water filter that removes nearly 96% of microplastics from drinking water — without using a filter membrane at all.
Mia Heller, from Warrenton, Virginia, got the idea after reading about microplastic and PFAS contamination in local water and watching her mother constantly replace expensive membranes in the family's home filtration system. She wondered whether plastic particles could be pulled out of water a different way.
Her… See more
A high school student from Virginia has designed a water filter that removes nearly 96% of microplastics from drinking water — without using a filter membrane at all.
Mia Heller, from Warrenton, Virginia, got the idea after reading about microplastic and PFAS contamination in local water and watching her mother constantly replace expensive membranes in the family's home filtration system. She wondered whether plastic particles could be pulled out of water a different way.
Her answer was ferrofluid — an oily liquid packed with tiny magnetic particles. When it is mixed into water, microplastics stick to the oil. A magnet then pulls the ferrofluid, along with the captured plastic, back out of the water. In her tests, the system removed about 96% of microplastics, and roughly 87% of the ferrofluid could be recovered and reused.
Her compact prototype, about the size of a bag of flour, earned a special award at the 2025 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.
Important context: this is a student prototype tested in the lab, not a product you can buy. It would need more testing for safety, scale and long-term performance before it could be used in homes or treatment plants.
Still, it's a brilliant example of how a curious teenager with a simple idea can take on one of the planet's biggest pollution problems.
#Science #Microplastics #CleanWater #Engineering #YoungInventors See less
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Lady cries as guy who lodged her inside the hotel to eat her flees after the 'suhum-nsawam' encounter leaving her to pay the GHS 800 bill
According to her account, the man excused himself several times during their meeting before eventually disappearing without settling the bill.
#Ghapage… See more
Lady cries as guy who lodged her inside the hotel to eat her flees after the 'suhum-nsawam' encounter leaving her to pay the GHS 800 bill
According to her account, the man excused himself several times during their meeting before eventually disappearing without settling the bill.
#Ghapage
ghpage.com/lady-cries-as-guy-who-lodge… See less
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Naomi Osaka's grandfather once disowned his own daughter for falling in love with a Black man. Years later, he watched his granddaughter win the US Open and cried.
Naomi's mother, Tamaki, fell in love with Leonard François, a Haitian-American man. Her father, Tetsuo Osaka, opposed the relationship. He reportedly considered it a disgrace to the family because Leonard was Black and not Japanese.
Tamaki refused to abandon the man she loved. She chose her relationship over… See more
Naomi Osaka's grandfather once disowned his own daughter for falling in love with a Black man. Years later, he watched his granddaughter win the US Open and cried.
Naomi's mother, Tamaki, fell in love with Leonard François, a Haitian-American man. Her father, Tetsuo Osaka, opposed the relationship. He reportedly considered it a disgrace to the family because Leonard was Black and not Japanese.
Tamaki refused to abandon the man she loved. She chose her relationship over her family's approval, and the couple moved away from Hokkaido. For years, she remained estranged from her father.
Then came Naomi.
The little girl born out of that relationship grew up to become one of the greatest tennis players of her generation. In 2018, when she won the US Open, the same grandfather who had rejected her parents watched her on television and wept.
He eventually became one of her biggest supporters. And in 2021, he expressed a wish for Naomi to open a tennis school in Nemuro, the very town her mother had to leave because of his prejudice.
Why should Naomi be expected to give back to a community whose values once made her own mother feel unwelcome because of the colour of the man she loved?
Why should she be expected to build opportunities for people in a society that treated her parents' love like a disgrace simply because her father was Black?
Racism doesn't become acceptable because the people involved eventually reconcile. And a few tears at a tennis victory don't erase the pain, rejection and humiliation that came before them.
Naomi owes nobody a tennis school. She has already overcome enough to become a global champion.
If she chooses to build one, let it be because SHE wants to, not because people who once rejected her family's existence now want to benefit from her success.
You cannot reject a family because of the colour of their skin, celebrate the success of the child they raised, and then act entitled to the fruits of that child's greatness.
#sports #tennis #NaomiOsaka #japan #athlete See less
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The last time an American citizen was ki??ed in Ghana was in 2015 during a robbery at Akwamufie in the Eastern Region
The American government through its consular support, immediately demanded for justice, tracked local police investigations and offered to repatriate the remains of the deceased
The case was heard for two years at the court and the 22yr old suspect, Yaw Anokye Frimpong was eventually sentenced to death by hanging for two counts of murder by the Accra High Court.… See more
The last time an American citizen was ki??ed in Ghana was in 2015 during a robbery at Akwamufie in the Eastern Region
The American government through its consular support, immediately demanded for justice, tracked local police investigations and offered to repatriate the remains of the deceased
The case was heard for two years at the court and the 22yr old suspect, Yaw Anokye Frimpong was eventually sentenced to death by hanging for two counts of murder by the Accra High Court.
This year, 4 Ghanaians have reportedly lost their lives through gun violence in the United States.
- 🕊️ Akpene Tetteh, 37 – A PhD candidate at Virginia Commonwealth University, killed on February 12.
- 🕊️ Lartey “Lai” Solomon, 33 – A Ghanaian registered nurse and health content creator, killed in Oakland on May 31.
- 🕊️ Dr. Kofi Akamani, 48 – A forestry professor at Southern Illinois University, killed on September 19.
- 🕊️ Javits Frimpong, 15 – A young Ghanaian boy who had only recently arrived in America, shot while walking to school in the Bronx on October 29.
- 🕊️ Michael Sakyi Jr, 18 — Fatally shot on June 25, 2026, in Manassas, Virginia. Police discovered him inside a vehicle that had crashed following an upper-body gunshot wound
- 🕊️ George Ennin, 53 — Was killed in a random, unprovoked stabbing in the Bronx, New York, on January 5, 2026, while walking to work
The pattern shows, Americans have been relatively safe in Ghana than Ghanaians are, in America.
The question now is, who will be next?
Without proper reforms on gun laws, incidents like these are endless See less
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