The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has intercepted a consignment with substances suspected to be cocaine weighing 3.3 tonnes en route to Accra from the Western Region.
The operation, conducted on March 4, 2025, at Pedu Junction in Cape Coast, uncovered 143 sacks of cocaine concealed beneath sand in a tipper truck.
The truck was traveling from Takoradi in the Western Region to Weija in Accra.
Details available indicate that the truck had two occupants and was intercepted following intelligence-gathering efforts by the NIB.
Field testing conducted by the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) confirmed the substance as raw cocaine.
The initial seizure weighed 2,974 kilograms. Further investigations on March 8, 2025, led NIB officers to a suspect’s residence, where an additional 13 sacks and one bag of suspected cocaine, weighing 345.07 kilograms, were discovered.
Laboratory tests by NACOC and the Ghana Standards Authority again confirmed the total consignment – 3,319.68 kilograms – as high-purity cocaine, ranging between 50% and 70% purity.
The substance is said to have a street value exceeding $350 million.
It is believed to have entered the country via sea using fishing vessels. Two suspects, Isaac Quaicoe and Kenneth Cobbinah, have been remanded into custody and are scheduled to reappear in court on April 2, 2025.
Meanwhile, the NIB is pursuing some other suspects who are currently on the run.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
