The Kwabenya Circuit Court in Accra denied bail to six persons accused of being linked to the export of nearly four tonnes of suspected cocaine from Ghana to France. The accused appeared before the court on Thursday, September 17, 2026, after four 40‑foot containers—SELU4549480, FFAU2242304, MSDU5642699 and SELU4809801—were intercepted in France with approximately 3.9 tonnes of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs.
The court adjourned the case to September 24, 2026, while investigations continue. The six accused are Francis Narh Amanor, Frank Adu‑Boahen, Togbe Agbeti, Andrews Tetteh Amponsah, Daniel Laryea and Helena Akua Denkyi. Four of them are linked to the Ghana Revenue Authority and face allegations related to their handling of the Customs scanning process at Tema Port.
The charge sheet alleges that the four containers were scanned before export and that the scan images were abnormal, yet the containers were cleared and left Ghana. Prosecutors say some Customs officials failed to act on the abnormalities. The investigation is focusing on who reviewed the scan images, what they observed, what action was taken and why the containers were ultimately allowed to leave.
According to the prosecution, Frank Adu‑Boahen provided his login credentials to other accused persons to conduct scan‑image analysis on his behalf, despite being expected to undertake the analysis himself. Adu‑Boahen is also alleged to have owned the four containers and was arrested at an alleged hideout at Community 19, Tema, on September 16. He admitted during interrogation to owning the containers and loading them at a warehouse at Community 12, Tema, and that he shipped them with Francis Narh Amanor.
Amanor, described as a freight forwarder and Managing Director of Fresna Commodities Ltd, was reportedly arrested on September 15. Investigations through the ICUMS system identified Fresna Commodities Ltd as the exporter, with Amanor’s telephone number listed as the exporter’s contact. The same number was also associated with F&F Logistics, identified as the freight forwarder. Amanor told investigators he owned F&F Logistics and handled the export of the containers, claiming they contained pet flakes or plastic scraps.
The six accused face three broad charges: conspiracy to export narcotic drugs, exportation of narcotic drugs without a required license and abetment of the exportation of narcotic drugs directed at the four GRA officials. After appearing before the court, the accused were remanded in custody and will remain so as investigators work to establish the circumstances under which the containers were prepared, cleared and exported from Ghana.
