Lapaz driver remanded over alleged sale of 70 suspected unregistered drug tablets
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 38-year-old driver into police custody for allegedly offering 70 tablets of suspected unregistered Royal Tapentadol 250 mg for sale.
On October 15, 2026, police officers conducted an operation at Nii Bio Town Junction in Accra's Lapaz area to target illicit drug peddlers and users. During the raid, 38-year-old Fatawu Yakubu, a Lapaz resident, was apprehended at a game centre. A search of Yakubu revealed 70 suspected unregistered Royal Tapentadol 250 mg tablets.
The prosecution claims these tablets are unregistered. Yakubu has been charged with offering unregistered drugs for sale and has been remanded into police custody. The court did not consider his plea. His next court appearance is scheduled for November 3, 2026. The prosecution intends to forward the alleged unregistered tablets to the Police Forensic Science Laboratory for analysis.
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