The Ghana Navy has seized a canoe carrying 37 sacks of suspected Indian hemp during a maritime operation near Ada, the Ghana Armed Forces has said.

The operation took place on March 27, 2026, at Goi Beach, south of Sege near Ada.

It was carried out by operatives of the Special Boat Squadron acting on intelligence.

According to a press release issued by the Department of Public Relations on Sunday at General Headquarters, Burma Camp, the operatives tracked and pursued the canoe as it attempted to land.

The suspects abandoned the vessel and fled when they saw the operatives.

A search of the canoe uncovered 37 sacks containing compressed substances suspected to be Indian hemp.

A preliminary assessment by the Narcotics Control Commission estimated the consignment at about 70 parcels in each sack.

Other items retrieved included two gallons of premix fuel, five empty gallons and an outboard motor.

The canoe and the items have been handed over to the Narcotics Control Commission for further action.

The seizure comes as the Ghana Navy significantly expands its operational footprint along the coast.

New forward operating bases are planned for Keta, Ada, Winneba, and Elmina, forming a ring of naval infrastructure along the coastline.

The Ada facility, when commissioned, is expected to directly reinforce interdiction capacity in the very waters where Friday’s operation took place.

The statement was signed by the Acting Director General of Public Relations of the Ghana Armed Forces, Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, who said the Navy remains ready to protect the country’s territorial waters and national interests.