The North East Regional Police Command has arrested four people and seized 118 bags of cocoa beans weighing 11,800 kilogrammes at Bunkpurugu in the North East Region.
The consignment, suspected to have been destined for neighbouring Togo through the Bunkpurugu-Togo border, was intercepted after the Police received information about a truck transporting cocoa under suspicious circumstances.
The suspects are Dickson Asante, 35, the driver of the truck; Gideon Tab, 19, his mate; Mohammed Mumin, 22; and Ernestina Akugre, 23, who claimed ownership of the consignment.
The Police said the truck, a Hyundai Rhino with registration number AS-3272-25, was loaded with plantain and cocoa and was heading towards the Togo border.
The interception took place on August 9, 2026, at the Bunkpurugu Police Snap Check Point, following a tip-off received by the Police.
The Ghana Police Service, in a statement posted on its social media page on August 11, 2026, said a patrol team intercepted the truck and arrested the four suspects.
The vehicle was subsequently taken to the Customs Office, where a joint security team searched the truck.
The team comprised personnel from the Police, the Ghana Immigration Service, Defence Intelligence, the GRA Customs Division and National Security.
During the search, the security team found 118 bags of cocoa beans weighing 11,800 kilogrammes concealed beneath the plantain.
The Police said the plantain was being used as a decoy to conceal the cocoa beans and facilitate their movement towards the Togo border.
The four suspects are in custody assisting with investigations.
The Police said the suspects would be put before court to face the law.
