NACOC arrests alleged drug kingpin at Kuntunse gym

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested Geoffrey Agbi, the suspected leader of an illicit drug operation at a gym located within the Kuntunse Spirit Filling Station near Amasaman.

According to a NACOC press update issued on Saturday, May 31, 2025, Agbi was arrested on Friday, May 30, at around 6:20 p.m. in his inner office at the gym, following a successful surveillance and tracking operation by a special team from the Commission.

“Several substances suspected to be illicit drugs were found and retrieved from his office,” the statement said.

Agbi is currently in detention and assisting with ongoing investigations.

Background

The arrest follows an earlier NACOC raid on April 14, 2025, around 10:00 p.m., when officers stormed four chain businesses — a pub, boutique, salon, and gym — situated on the premises of the Spirit Filling Station. During that operation, five suspects were arrested, including Elvis Owusu Yeboah and Joseph Godsway, both gym instructors at Korea Gym, which operates within the Amasaman Municipality. Godsway is a Nigerian national.

Geoffrey Agbi, believed to be the owner of the gym and the alleged kingpin of the illicit drug network, had absconded at the time and was subsequently placed on NACOC’s wanted list.

Further surveillance revealed that Agbi had resumed activities at the gym and had recruited new personnel to continue the suspected drug operations. His eventual arrest marks a significant step in dismantling what authorities describe as an entrenched local drug network.

Investigations are ongoing, and NACOC says it will continue efforts to identify and apprehend all individuals linked to the operation.