Police Intelligence Directorate — specialized police unit conducting drug operations, security deployments, and intelligence-led law enforcement across Ghana's regions.
… On July 23, 2026, sustained surveillance by the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit and Police Intelligence Directorate, with support from the Kintampo Divisional Police Command, led to the arrest of suspect Yacouba Oumar, 28, at Soronuase in the Bono East Region. …
… The suspect, identified as Yacouba Oumar, was arrested on July 23 at Soronuase in the Bono East Region following sustained surveillance by the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit and the Police Intelligence Directorate, with support from the Kintampo Divisional Police Command. …
… The operation was carried out at about 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18, by personnel from the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) and an operational team code-named “The Black Cobra”. …
… The suspects were arrested on Sunday, August 16, 2026, during an intelligence-led operation conducted by the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) and the newly formed Black Cobra Team. …
… Pandam, Jennifer Ziini, Tobirr Naab, Yinteng James, Tosil Wandabil, Sandanane Peehim, Borimi Nohoo, Curim Teng, Curim Kugri, Nohou Dagobila and Abane Zangbeog, were arrested on 16th August 2026 during an intelligence-led operation conducted by the Police Intelligence Directorate …
… The arrests were made on Sunday, August 16, during an intelligence-led operation conducted by the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) in collaboration with the newly established Black Cobra Team. …
… The team comprised officers from the Drug Law Enforcement Unit, Police Intelligence Directorate (PID), Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit, Regional Defence Force (RDF), Highway Patrol Unit and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). …
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… Recognising the volatile nature of the target area, the CVET technical crew rapidly collaborated with the local Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) Detachment stationed in the municipality. …
… In a coordinated effort with the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) detachment in the area, the team apprehended the suspects and recovered two additional stolen vehicles found in their possession. …
… He commended officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate, the Cybercrime and Enforcement Unit, the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit and the Bono East Regional Police Command for what he described as their dedication and sacrifice in pursuing the criminals. …
The Savannah Regional Police Command, supported by the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit, arrested suspect Yacouba Oumar in connection with the June 29, 2026 robbery of two Mobile Money vendors at Buipe Cattle Market, where four armed men stole GH¢430,000. During interrogation, Oumar identified his accomplices and disclosed that the group was contracted by a cattle trader to carry out the robbery.
The Savannah Regional Police Command, supported by the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit, arrested suspect Yacouba Oumar in connection with the June 29, 2026 robbery of two Mobile Money vendors at Buipe Cattle Market, where four armed men stole GH¢430,000. During interrogation, Oumar identified his accomplices and disclosed that the group was contracted by a cattle trader to carry out the robbery.
The Savannah Regional Police Command arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with a June 29 robbery of two Mobile Money vendors at Buipe Cattle Market that resulted in the loss of GH¢430,000. The suspect admitted to participating in the attack and identified three alleged accomplices.
Police Intelligence Directorate personnel seized about 500 cartons of Tramadol and arrested a 21-year-old Burkinabe national, Abdul Ali, at Widana during an operation on August 18. According to preliminary police intelligence, foreign nationals from Mali, Togo, Burkina Faso and Senegal are allegedly behind the importation of the illicit drugs, with Widana being used as a transit and distribution point.
The Upper East Regional Police Command arrested 14 persons on August 16, 2026, for alleged cultivation and distribution of narcotic plants at Daliga in the Nabdam District. A search uncovered a large quantity of suspected narcotics concealed in sacks of millet and maize, and police say the suspects were major suppliers to drug peddlers across the region.
The Upper East Regional Police Command arrested 14 suspects on 16th August 2026 for alleged involvement in cultivating and distributing narcotic drugs at Daliga in Nabdam District. Police discovered a large quantity of suspected Indian hemp concealed in sacks of millet and maize, with the suspects believed to be major suppliers to drug peddlers across the region.
Police arrested 14 suspects in Daliga, Nabdam District on August 16 during an intelligence-led operation targeting suspected cultivation, storage and distribution of narcotic drugs. Officers discovered large quantities of suspected narcotics concealed in sacks of millet and maize, with preliminary investigations indicating suspected Indian hemp was being cultivated alongside food crops to avoid detection.
The Volta Regional Police Command and the Drug Law Enforcement Unit destroyed 11 large cannabis farms in the Peki-Dzake enclave on July 9, 2026, following an operation involving 60 personnel from multiple police units to combat illicit drug cultivation and trafficking in the region.
Police in Ghana's Eastern Region arrested seven suspects and recovered three luxury vehicles following a cyber-led operation by the Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team targeting a cross-regional car theft syndicate. The operation used advanced geolocation technology and cyber-surveillance to track a stolen unregistered blue Hyundai Elantra.
The Inspector-General of Police's Special Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team arrested seven suspects and recovered three stolen unregistered Hyundai vehicles following a complaint about a theft from Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. Police say efforts are ongoing to trace more stolen vehicles believed linked to the group.
Ghana's Inspector-General of Police has announced arrests of suspects linked to the murder of Nana Sewa Jankuma, Queenmother of Abamba, and a deadly armed robbery at a GB oil filling station near Atebubu in the Bono East Region. The police have intensified intelligence-led operations across the country targeting armed robbery gangs, narcotics networks, online fraud syndicates, and other organised criminal groups, with several syndicates dismantled and weapons retrieved.
Lawyers for families of two men killed in a police operation at Zuarungu on April 29, 2026, have called for an independent investigation, disputing the Ghana Police Service's account and alleging the individuals were seated at their residence with no armed confrontation or gunfire exchange when police entered and made arrests.
Inspector-General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno has stressed the need for intelligence-led policing and stronger international collaboration to combat sophisticated and transnational crimes including organised crime, cyber-enabled offences, and violent extremism. He made the remarks at the opening of a 10-day Police Intelligence Operations Training Programme at the Police Academy in Accra, organised by the Ghana Police Service in partnership with the FBI and attended by 40 officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate.
The Inspector-General of Police has deployed personnel from the Police Intelligence Directorate and Anti-Armed Robbery Unit to Bono East and Northern regions following two armed robbery attacks on 2nd May 2026. The incidents—one at a fuel station in Atebubu District and another on a passenger bus near Nasia—left four people dead and others injured.
The article profiles Inspector-General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno as a "Silent Strategist" whose approach emphasizes meticulous planning and intelligence-led policing rather than public visibility. With over 40 years of service and experience in critical operational and intelligence roles, his current leadership of the Ghana Police Service reflects a consistent track record of focused execution.
The Chronicle reports that Inspector General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno has earned a reputation for results-driven law enforcement through intelligence-led policing, with the Ghana Police Service credited with dismantling criminal gangs and armed robbery syndicates and achieving rapid suspect apprehension across regions.