Ghana: Police Seize Suspected Cocaine Worth $6.9m in Gari Sacks

Ghana: Police Seize Suspected Cocaine Worth $6.9m in Gari Sacks

Tema -- The Tema Regional Police Command has intercepted 866 parcels of substances suspected to be cocaine concealed in sacks of gari and allegedly destined for export, with an estimated street value of $6.928 million, and arrested four suspects in two separate anti-narcotics operations.

Tema Police seize cocaine worth US$6.9m, arrest four suspects in anti-drug operations

The Tema Regional Police Command has intercepted 866 parcels of a white powdered substance suspected to be cocaine, with an estimated street value of US$6. 928 million, in a major intelligence-led anti-narcotics operation.

GAR: Police intercept suspected cocaine concealed in gari sacks intended for export; seizes Indian hemp at Tsopoli

The container was reportedly being prepared for export.

Dutch national, two Ghanaians arrested for hiding cocaine in gari sacks

According to a report by Graphic Online, a Dutch national and two Ghanaians have been arrested in connection with a consignment of 866 parcels of a white powdered substance suspected to be cocaine concealed in sacks of gari. The report said the suspects were arrested during an intelligence-led police operation at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. Sources close to the operation told Graphic Online’s Benjamin Xornam Glover that the three …