The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has shut down a self-styled coffee shop at Laboma in Accra following an intelligence-led operation targeting suspected narcotics-related activities at the facility.
The operation, conducted overnight on Friday, September 4, 2026, led to the arrest of three suspects, who are assisting with investigations, NACOC said.
According to the Commission, the operation followed intelligence indicating that the facility, identified as Amsterdam Pub, was being used in connection with narcotics-related activities.
NACOC said officers acted on the intelligence and conducted an overnight operation at the premises, resulting in the arrest of the three suspects.
However, the prime suspect allegedly linked to the narcotics activities remains at large.
Additional intelligence officers have consequently been deployed to locate and apprehend the individual as investigations continue.
NACOC said the premises was closed to facilitate the investigation and prevent it from potentially being used to support further narcotics-related activities while the case is pursued.
The Commission described the operation as part of a broader intelligence-driven strategy to identify, disrupt and dismantle locations and networks suspected of facilitating the distribution, sale and use of illicit narcotic substances.
NACOC has warned owners, managers and operators of pubs, nightclubs, lounges and other entertainment establishments against allowing their premises to become conduits for narcotics-related activities.
The Commission said it would continue to pursue businesses found to be involved in the sale, distribution or facilitation of illicit narcotic substances.
The three suspects remain in custody assisting with investigations, while efforts continue to locate the outstanding suspect.
