The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has burned a significant quantity of narcotic substances in a highly controlled operation.

This CID was acting on orders from the Accra Circuit Court.

The destruction, which took place behind the Black Star Square in Accra, was overseen by officials from the Narcotics Control Commission and the Judicial Service to ensure transparency and adherence to legal protocols.

The narcotics, which were destroyed, included 248 fertiliser sacks, 315 wraps, 24 sachets, and 68 compressed slabs of various drugs, along with three medium-sized buckets of heroin.

“We are here to destroy some substances—cocaine, dry leaves, that is, cannabis—after those cases have been dealt with by the court,” explained Prosper Kingsley Damakah, Registrar at the Accra Circuit Court, to journalists at the scene.

These substances were seized by the police and served as critical evidence in cases tried by the circuit court between 2020 and 2024.

“Some of the cases started in 2020. The people were arrested by the police, charged, and brought to court. Judgments have been delivered in these cases,” Mr. Damakah further clarified.