The Volta Regional Police Command has intercepted a Ghana Health Service (GHS) vehicle allegedly transporting suspected Indian hemp, popularly known as ‘Bonsam Tawa’ worth over GH¢1 million in Ho.
The vehicle, an American Ford bus, with registration number GV 2460-14, was intercepted on Friday at the Tarso Hotel area in Ho, after a dramatic chase involving multiple police units.
The Volta Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Dodor Atsu, confirmed to The Chronicle that the vehicle belongs to the Service and that the driver is a staff member.
According to police sources, at about 3:30pm on Friday, January 23, 2026 the Regional Police Command received intelligence that the GHS-branded vehicle was transporting suspected cannabis from Dzolokpuita towards Ho.
A joint team drawn from the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID), Drug Law Enforcement Unit (DLEU) and the Regional Criminal Investigation Department (RCID) was immediately deployed to track the vehicle.
The vehicle was first spotted at a police checkpoint at OLA Top, in Ho, where officers signalled the driver to stop.
The driver, however, allegedly refused to comply and rammed into a mounted police barrier and sped off.
Police subsequently activated additional intelligence and pursuit mechanisms and eventually intercepted the vehicle at Toviadzi Tarso Hotel, in the heart of Ho.
The vehicle was then escorted to the Volta Regional Police Headquarters, where a search was conducted in the presence of the driver, Godsway Kwaku Dogbey, 38.
The search reportedly uncovered 26 maxi sacks containing 2,045 yellow oval-shaped wrapped compressed substances suspected to be Indian hemp, with an estimated street value of GH¢1,022,500.00.
The suspect has since been placed in police custody to assist with investigations, while the GHS bus has been impounded.
The suspected narcotic substances are being processed for forensic analysis at the Police Forensic Laboratory.
The latest interception comes just days after security agencies also seized compressed substances suspected to be cocaine on the Accra–Aflao highway, raising fresh concerns over the increasing use of public transport and state vehicles in narcotics trafficking.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed the arrest of its driver in the Volta Region for allegedly using an official vehicle to transport suspected Indian hemp.
In a statement signed by the Volta Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Emmanuel Atsu Dodor, and sighted by The Chronicle, GHS said: “On Friday, 23rd January, 2026 the Transport Unit of the Volta Regional Health Directorate received information that Mr. Godsway Kwaku Dogbey, a driver of the Directorate, had been arrested and detained at the Regional Police Headquarters in Ho.”
The statement said the arrest was linked to the use of an official vehicle, GV 2460-14, “reportedly loaded with items suspected to be narcotic substances.”
It added that “the driver is currently in police custody assisting with investigations,” while the Directorate has “initiated processes to constitute a Committee of Enquiry to independently investigate the incident.”
GHS said “measures are being put in place to strengthen monitoring and tracking of all official vehicles,” and reaffirmed its “commitment to upholding the highest standards of integrity, accountability and professionalism.”
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