The suspects, identified as Alhassan Braimah, Yakubu Muntaka, Abdulai Shakur, Mumuni Iddrisu, Mumuni Yakubu and Moses Ayorik, were arrested on September 18, 2025, after security personnel intercepted two trucks carrying the restricted drug.

Their arrest was announced in a statement signed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Robert Anabiik Anmain of the Public Affairs Unit and issued by the North East Regional Police Command on September 21 2025.

According to the statement, the trucks, with registration numbers GR 1712-16 and AW 4417-14, had been loaded at Sankase in the Republic of Togo and were headed for Gbintri when they were stopped.

A search revealed the Tramadol concealed among other goods in the truck with registration number GR 1712-16. The boxes have since been secured as evidence.

The statement said the suspects told investigators that the consignment was intended for Mr Ayorik at Gbintri, who was to deliver it to another contact at Gushegu.

DSP Anmain said the six suspects were in police custody assisting investigations, adding that efforts were underway to trace other people believed to be connected to the case.