An Accra court has kept six suspects behind bars over their suspected roles in shipping almost four tonnes of cocaine from Ghana to France.
The suspects appeared at the Kwabenya Circuit Court on Thursday, September 17, 2026, over four 40-foot containers that departed Tema Harbour and were later seized in France carrying about 3.9 tonnes of suspected narcotics.
The matter was pushed to September 24, 2026, to allow detectives more time for probes. Those in custody are Francis Narh Amanor, Frank Adu-Boahen, Togbe Agbeti, Andrews Tetteh Amponsah, Daniel Laryea and Helena Akua Denkyi.
Four of them work with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and are accused of misconduct in the container screening process at Tema.Prosecutors claim the containers — SELU4549480, FFAU2242304, MSDU5642699 and SELU4809801 — went through scanning before export.
The images allegedly looked suspicious, sparking doubts about what was inside. Despite the red flags, the boxes were reportedly passed and shipped out.
State attorneys insist some customs officers who examined the scans failed to act on the odd findings.
Attention is now fixed on the screening chain: who checked the images, what was noticed, what steps were taken, and why the cargo was still released.
The state further claims Adu-Boahen handed his access details to colleagues to review scans for him, although he was supposed to do the job personally.
It is also alleged that although defects were spotted in the scans, no physical inspection was ordered before clearance.
Investigators describe Adu-Boahen as the owner of the four containers. He was picked up from a suspected hideout at Community 19, Tema, on September 16.
According to the prosecution, he confessed during questioning to owning the containers and packing them at a warehouse in Community 12, Tema, alongside the first suspect,
Francis Narh Amanor.Amanor, said to be a freight forwarder and boss of Fresna Commodities Ltd, was arrested on September 15.
Checks on the ICUMS platform allegedly named Fresna Commodities Ltd as the shipper, with Amanor’s phone number as the contact.
The same number was also tied to F&F Logistics, listed as the forwarding agent.
The charge sheet says Amanor admitted owning F&F Logistics and handling the shipment, insisting the containers held pet flakes or plastic waste.
He is also said to have pointed to Frank as the cargo owner who hired him. The six face three main counts: conspiring to ship narcotics abroad, exporting narcotics without lawful permit, aiding the illicit export — levelled against the four GRA staff. Prosecutors maintain the first and second suspects moved the four containers out of Tema Port loaded with about 3.9 tonnes of suspected cocaine. Following their court appearance, all six were refused bail and remanded.
They will stay in detention while investigators unravel how the cargo was packed, cleared and shipped out of the country.
