The seized cocaine
The Kwabenya Circuit Court has set September 29, 2026, to rule on an application filed on behalf of six out of the ten persons arrested and arraigned in connection with the seizure of 3.9 tonnes of cocaine valued at €225 million.
Lawyers for the six took turns to pray the court to grant the accused persons bail pending their trial for the alleged roles they played in the shipment of the cocaine which was intercepted by French customs officials.
The six standing trial before the court are Francis Narh Amanor, owner of the logistics company that handled the export of the consignment in which the cocaine was allegedly concealed; Frank Adu Boahen, the alleged owner of the goods; Togbe Agbeti; Andrews Tetteh Amponsah; Daniel Laryea; and Helena Akua Dekyi, all of whom are linked to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Customs Division.
The accused persons have been charged with conspiracy to export narcotic drugs and unlawful exportation of narcotic drugs.
This is the second time the lawyers have made the application for bail after an initial one was refused when the accused made their first appearance before the court.
Lawyers for the accused primarily argued that their clients have cooperated with law enforcement officers investigating the case and the court.
This, they said, demonstrated the accused persons’ willingness to avail themselves for the trial when granted bail by the court.
After listening to the arguments, the presiding judge, His Honour Prince Osei Owusu, adjourned the case to September 29, 2026 to rule on the application.
Accusations
A court document indicates that Frank Adu-Boahen shared his login credentials to other accused persons and relegated his duty to scan the containers.
The charge sheet alleges that the four containers—SELU4549480, FFAU2242304, MSDU5642699 and SELU4809801—were scanned before they were exported.
It said despite detecting anomalies after the scan, the containers were allegedly given the greenlight without being subjected to further examination before being released.
The prosecution also alleges that after arresting Adu-Boahen at his hideout at Community 19, Tema, on September 16, he admitted during interrogation to owning the four 40-foot containers and loading them at a warehouse at Community 12, Tema.
Together with the first accused, Francis Narh Amanor, Frank also told investigators that they shipped the containers.
According to the prosecution’s brief facts, Francis Narh Amanor, the Managing Director of Fresna Commodities Ltd, was arrested on September 15.
Investigations further disclosed that the ICUMS system identified Fresna Commodities Ltd as the exporter, with first accused’s phone number listed as the exporter’s contact.
The prosecution also indicated that the same number was reportedly associated with F&F Logistics, identified as the freight forwarder in the export of the containers.
The prosecution alleges that the first and second accused exported the four containers from Tema Port containing approximately 3.9 tonnes of suspected narcotic substances.
BY Gibril Abdul Razak