Audio By Carbonatix
Police at Peki-Opokuase barrier in the Volta Region on Sunday intercepted a truck loaded with 72 mini bags of coffee believed to be from Kwawu Bepong in the Eastern Region en-route through Hohoe to Togo.
Assistant Commissioner of Police David Nenyi Ampah-Bennin, the Volta Regional Police Commander, told journalists that the suspicion of the police was aroused when Emmanuel Bawuah, 23, the driver of the truck and his accomplice Suleman Kumada, failed to produce a waybill and other documents to support the goods.
He said police were also unable to locate addresses given by the suspects as the source of the coffee and had kept the suspects in custody to help investigations.
Mr Ampah-Bennin said the Regional Police Command had information of people stealing coffee and cocoa from the Tema harbour and smuggling them to neighbouring countries and that personnel of the Service had been well briefed to be extra vigilant for such cases.
He said Kumada claimed to be an agent of L&D and Sons Coffee Company Limited in Hohoe and that the goods were meant for his employers but Mr Ampah-Bennin said "it is unusual for bags of coffee to be brought to Hohoe instead of Tema harbour."
Source: GNA
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Real Madrid keen on Man Utd forward Gabriel, 15
14 minutes -
Klopp wants to ‘reclaim’ flag amid German elections
23 minutes -
FA chair demands Infantino release World Cup sell-off documents
34 minutes -
Bournemouth on to win at Sociedad on European bow
44 minutes -
U.S. Trade and Development Agency, C-Squared Africa sign deal to expand affordable digital connectivity in Ghana
53 minutes -
We have at least 6 weeks of fuel cover – NPA boss calms supply fears
1 hour -
Fiji declares HIV a national emergency as cases surge
1 hour -
Michelin-starred Seoul restaurant fined for using ants as garnish
2 hours -
No politics behind fuel export reduction to Sahel – BOSTenergies
2 hours -
BOST clarifies fuel export cut to Burkina Faso, Mali – Says no imminent shortage in Ghana
2 hours -
New iPhones, new features: Is it time to upgrade?
3 hours -
German Development Cooperation, KOA partner to turn cashew apples into jobs, incomes and investment
3 hours -
Scaling Enterprise AI across Africa: From technology to real-world impact
3 hours -
Fibre Broadband isn’t complicated: You’re just overthinking it
3 hours -
Arrest all officials who handled cocaine-linked container – Nitiwul
3 hours