{
  "id": 18501391,
  "title": "4.8 tonnes of marijuana with over US$1m street value heading towards Nigeria seized by Ghana Navy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/4-8-tonnes-of-marijuana-with-over-us-1m-street-value-heading-towards",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T13:04:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/4-8-tonnes-of-marijuana-with-over-us1m-street-value-heading-towards-nigeria-seized-by-ghana-navy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 5, intelligence-led Ghana Navy operations on the Volta Lake estuary at Ada in the Greater Accra Region thwarted an attempt to smuggle a significant quantity of marijuana narcotics into Nigeria. Two wooden boats, each concealed near the riverbanks, were intercepted by the Riverine Command of the Ghana Navy around 1 a.m. Local time. The boats were concealed and prepared to transport the drugs to Nigeria when they spotted naval personnel approaching and fled the scene, abandoning their cargo.\n\nNaval Captain Festus Osei-Brobbey, the Director of Naval Operations, disclosed that the suspects abandoned the boats and fled upon sighting the naval patrol team. The boats were later moved to Ada Foah, where they were searched by officials of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) at 5 a.m. with the assistance of naval forces. The search uncovered 117 sacks containing approximately 80 packs of suspected marijuana each, totaling an estimated weight of 4.8 tons. The narcotics were subsequently handed over to NACOC for laboratory examination.",
  "summary": "Two large wooden boats carrying 117 sacks of substances suspected to be marijuana, with an estimated street value of more than US$1 million has been intercepted by the Ghana Navy in an intelligence-led operation on the Volta Lake estuary at Ada in the Greater Accra Region.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Ghana Navy intercepts 4.7 tonnes of suspected Indian hemp worth over US$1m at Ada Estuary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/ghana-navy-intercepts-4-7-tonnes-of-suspected-indian-hemp-worth-over",
        "published": "2026-11-06T07:00:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Ghana Navy intercepts two boats carrying 4.8 tonnes of suspected marijuana worth over US$1m",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/ghana-navy-intercepts-two-boats-carrying-4-8-tonnes-of-suspected",
        "published": "2026-11-06T10:56:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}