Abdulia Salinu 55, said to be a notorious narcotic drug dealer who has been on the run for the past four years was at the weekend arrested together with 24 others in a special joint operation mounted by the Narcotic Control Board and the Ashanti Regional Narcotic Unit in Kumasi.

Salinu already have drug cases pending against him in both Kumasi and Accra and at the time of his arrest was carrying 11 large parcels of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis. The other suspected drug peddlers among those arrested included Michael Asamoah alias Rasta, Kwadwo Owusu alias Frank Kwateng, who had on them 60 and 91 silver foils containing powdered substance suspected to be cocaine, respectively.

The rest were Bashilu Mohammed, Mohammed Awal, Kofi Asante, Kwadwo Agyeman, Samuel Kwaku Nii Anum, Simon Koliga and Kwadwo Mensah. Inspector Kwesi Yeboah of the Regional Police Narcotic Unit told the GNA that the 17-hour operation was carried out at "Tinker Inland" a popular drug peddling and India hemp smoking spot at Bantama, and New Tafo, Asafo and Anloga.