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Eight Customs officers and a policeman implicated in the smuggling of cocoa to neighbouring countries have been arrested by police CID.
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kwesi Ofori confirmed this to Joy News on Monday.
The nine were captured on a video in a comprehensive undercover investigations led by ace investigative journalist and sub-editor of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Anas Aremeyaw-Anas on how Ghana's cocoa get smuggled.
DSP Ofori told Joy News reporter Benjamin Tetteh the police have begun further investigations into the matter and will soon arraign the suspects before court.
This he said is part of measures to rid the security of bad nuts, but was quick to add that the accused persons will first have their day in court to defend themselves.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
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