National Security announces seizure of gold, dollars, and fakes at Sapeiman

The National Security has said it has made a huge bust, seizing a large, unspecified amount of US dollars and Ghana cedis, including counterfeits, hidden in twelve 20ft shipping containers.

The containers, according to National Security were tracked to a warehouse around Sapeiman in the Ga West Municipality in Greater Accra, where a special late-night operation was conducted on Saturday following a tip-off.

The concealed currency, mostly bundles of US dollars, was found in wooden boxes covered with cement.

When other boxes were opened in the warehouse during the sting operation, additional currencies, suspected to be counterfeit, were discovered stashed in the boxes, which were sealed with plywood and covered with charcoal.

National Security operatives involved in the operation disclosed that two containers were still unaccounted for but were being tracked.

Videos and photos from the scene have since been shared by the National Security operatives.

Although suspects linked to it are said to be currently on the run, a manhunt is underway for four individuals, including the suspected ringleader, known for now as Alhaji.

Other items retrieved from the warehouse included boxes of metals suspected to be gold bars, counterfeit Ghana cedi notes in 50 and 100 denominations, and fake Ghana Army uniforms and boots.

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