Swissport Cocaine Bust: Four suspects granted GH¢52 million bail

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to 4 persons who were arrested for their alleged engagement successful cocaine smuggling.

The 4 accused persons — Gariba Soli, Josiah Biney, Emmanuel Minta, and Kwabena Ampofo Anti — who person been charged with attempted exportation of narcotics without a license, conspiracy to perpetrate a crime, and possession of narcotic drugs without lawful authority, person been granted bail totaling GH¢52 million.

Each idiosyncratic was granted bail successful the sum of GH¢13 million, with 4 sureties, erstwhile they appeared successful tribunal connected Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

The suspects were granted bail pursuing an earlier tribunal bid that remanded them into the custody of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) for 1 week, connected Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

The suspects were arrested by NACOC upon interception of a cargo shipment containing suspected cocaine.

The operation, conducted astatine the Swissport Cargo Terminal located wrong the Aviance Cargo Village astatine Kotoka International Airport connected Tuesday, April 24, 2025, uncovered a full of seventy-three (73) slabs of a concealed substance believed to beryllium cocaine successful 3 woody boxes.

The suspected narcotics, weighing astir 89.74 kilograms, were reportedly being packaged for export to the Netherlands.

An archetypal inspection indicated that the boxes contained assorted woody artifacts with nary disposable contraband substance. However, erstwhile the boxes were emptied and scanned, imaging revealed hidden compartments successful each box.

Upon further examination, these compartments were dismantled, uncovering seventy-three compressed slabs of suspected narcotic substances. A illustration slab was chopped open, revealing a whitish, powdery substance, which tested affirmative for cocaine during a tract test.

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