Four individuals arrested for their alleged involvement in cocaine smuggling have been remanded into custody by an Accra Circuit Court.
During their appearance in court on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, the presiding judge ordered that the accused be held in the custody of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC).
The accused, Gariba Soli, Josiah Biney, Emmanuel Minta, and Kwabena Ampofo Anti, have been charged with attempted exportation of narcotic drugs without a license, conspiracy to commit a crime, possession of narcotic drugs without lawful authority, and conspiracy to commit a crime.
They are expected to reappear in court on May 6, 2025.
The court’s decision follows their arrest by NACOC, which intercepted a cargo shipment containing suspected cocaine.
The operation, conducted at the Swissport Cargo Terminal located within the Aviance Cargo Village at Kotoka International Airport on Tuesday, April 24, 2025, uncovered a total of seventy-three (73) slabs of a concealed substance believed to be cocaine in three wooden boxes.
The suspected narcotics, weighing approximately 89.74 kilograms, were reportedly being packaged for export to the Netherlands.
An initial inspection indicated that the boxes contained assorted wooden artifacts with no visible contraband. However, when the boxes were emptied and scanned, imaging revealed hidden compartments in each box.
Upon further examination, these compartments were dismantled, uncovering seventy-three compressed slabs of suspected narcotic substances. A sample slab was cut open, revealing a whitish, powdery substance, which tested positive for cocaine during a field test.
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
