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Ghana destroys several cannabis plantations in Nadowli

By , based on The Ghana Report

Map: Nadowli, Ghana

Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission destroyed several cannabis plantations in Siiru, in Nadowli District, near the Black Volta. The joint operation with Ghana’s immigration service uncovered crops at different stages, according to The Ghana Report.

Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has destroyed several cannabis plantations in Siiru, in the Nadowli District, north-western Ghana. The operation was carried out with the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), following information gathered by its officers, The Ghana Report reports.

Investigators discovered cannabis farms near the Black Volta, in incomplete buildings, in front of homes and near maize fields. Some plants had already been harvested, while others were at different stages of maturity and nearing harvest. The identified plants were destroyed by fire.

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