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 suspects were supervising a group of men loading sacks of gari and konkonte into a 40-foot container for export at a warehouse within the Tema Port enclave when they were apprehended.
The report added that the suspected cocaine was concealed in the sacks of gari.
The suspects, together with the truck and the intercepted parcels, are currently in police custody as investigations continue.
