The police have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly cultivating cannabis at Mangoase in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region.
The police reportedly retrieved 16 sacks of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis from the farm during the arrest.
The Kpando-based Marine Police arrested the suspect, Vincent Lotsu, during a routine patrol along the Volta Lake on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
According to a police statement dated Friday, October 16 and issued by the Volta North Regional Police Command, officers discovered a fenced wooden structure along the lake, behind which they found the suspected cannabis plantation.
The statement said the 16 sacks of dried leaves were allegedly in Lotsu’s possession, leading to his arrest on suspicion of unlawful cultivation and possession of narcotic substances.
Lotsu and the exhibits have since been handed over to the Kpando Police Divisional Investigation Department for further investigation.
The suspected narcotic substances have been sent to the crime laboratory for examination, while the suspect remains in police custody assisting with investigations.
