Six denied bail over alleged export of 3.9 tonnes of cocaine from Ghana to France
The accused are Francis Narh Amanor, Frank Adu-Boahen, Togbe Agbeti, Andrews Tetteh Amponsah, Daniel Laryea and Helena Akua Denkyi.
Six persons accused of involvement in the alleged export of nearly four tonnes of suspected cocaine from Ghana to France have been remanded by the Kwabenya Circuit Court.
The accused appeared in court on Thursday, September 17, 2026, in connection with four 40-foot containers that allegedly left the Tema Port and were later intercepted in France.
The containers were said to have carried about 3.9 tonnes of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs.
The accused are Francis Narh Amanor, Frank Adu-Boahen, Togbe Agbeti, Andrews Tetteh Amponsah, Daniel Laryea and Helena Akua Denkyi.
The court refused them bail and remanded them into custody.
They are expected to reappear on September 24, 2026, as investigations continue.
The case has placed the Customs scanning process at Tema Port under scrutiny.
Four of the accused are linked to the Ghana Revenue Authority and are facing allegations over how the containers were handled during scanning before export.
According to the prosecution, the four containers were scanned before leaving the port.
The containers were identified as SELU4549480, FFAU2242304, MSDU5642699 and SELU4809801.
Prosecutors allege that the scan images showed abnormalities that should have led to further examination.
The containers were, however, allegedly cleared and allowed to leave the port.
Investigators are now seeking to establish who reviewed the scan images, what was seen and why the containers were released.
The prosecution alleges that Frank Adu-Boahen gave his login credentials to other accused persons to carry out scan-image analysis on his behalf, although he was expected to perform the task himself.
Adu-Boahen is also alleged to be the owner of the containers.
He was reportedly arrested on September 16 at an alleged hideout at Community 19, Tema.
The prosecution says he admitted owning the containers and loading them at a warehouse at Community 12, Tema.
He allegedly told investigators that he shipped the containers with Francis Narh Amanor.
Amanor, a freight forwarder and Managing Director of Fresna Commodities Ltd, was arrested on September 15.
According to the prosecution, checks on the Integrated Customs Management System identified Fresna Commodities Ltd as the exporter of the containers.
Amanor’s telephone number was also allegedly listed as the contact.
The same number was reportedly linked to F&F Logistics, which investigators identified as the freight forwarder.
The prosecution says Amanor told investigators he owned F&F Logistics and handled the export of the containers.
He allegedly stated that the shipment contained pet flakes or plastic scraps and identified Adu-Boahen as the owner of the goods.
The accused persons face charges including conspiracy to export narcotic drugs, exportation of narcotic drugs without the required licence and abetment of the exportation of narcotic drugs.
The abetment charge is directed at the four GRA officials.
The prosecution alleges that the first and second accused exported the four containers containing the suspected narcotic substances.
The matter has been adjourned to September 24.
