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Ghana seizes $12m worth of cocaine, two Nigerians arrested

February 25, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Officials of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) of Ghana have made the largest seizure of cocaine in recent years at the Tema Harbour. The drug, estimated to be 200 kilogrammes, with a street value of $12 million, was concealed in … read more »

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U.K. seized 16.5lbs cocaine sealed in plantains from Ghana

October 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Drug smugglers packed hollowed out fruit with 16.5lbs of cocaine worth £750,000 in an attempt to smuggle it into the country by plane. Hidden among a delivery of fruit and vegetables, customs officers discovered the illegal haul when the flight … read more »

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Ghanaian arrested for exporting $400m worth of cocaine to The Gambia

February 14, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A Ghanaian drug baron who connived with three foreigners to import more than two tones (2,000 kilogrammes) of cocaine from Columbia for re-export to The Gambia in 2010 has been arrested. The street value of the cocaine is estimated at … read more »

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