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The Kwabenya Circuit Court in Accra has denied bail to six persons accused of being involved in the export of nearly four tonnes of suspected cocaine from Ghana to France.
The accused appeared before the court on Thursday, September 17, 2026, in connection with four 40-foot containers that allegedly departed from the Tema Port before being intercepted in France with about 3.9 tonnes of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs.
The court subsequently remanded the six accused persons in custody and adjourned the case to September 24, 2026, to allow investigations to continue.
The accused are Francis Narh Amanor, Frank Adu-Boahen, Togbe Agbeti, Andrews Tetteh Amponsah, Daniel Laryea and Helena Akua Denkyi.
Four of the accused are linked to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and are facing allegations concerning their roles in the Customs scanning process at the Tema Port.
Customs scanning under investigation
According to the charge sheet, the four containers: SELU4549480, FFAU2242304, MSDU5642699 and SELU4809801 were scanned before being exported.
The prosecution alleges that the scan images contained abnormalities that should have raised concerns about the contents of the containers. Despite this, the containers were allegedly cleared and allowed to leave Ghana.
Investigators are examining how the scan images were reviewed, what abnormalities were identified, what action was taken and why the containers were ultimately released.
The prosecution alleges that some Customs officials responsible for analysing the images failed to properly act on the abnormalities detected.
The charge sheet further alleges that Frank Adu-Boahen provided his login credentials to other accused persons to conduct scan-image analysis on his behalf, although he was expected to perform the analysis himself.
According to the prosecution, the images showed abnormalities, but the containers were not subjected to further physical examination before being released.
Alleged ownership and shipment
The prosecution also alleges that Adu-Boahen was the owner of the four containers.
He was reportedly arrested at an alleged hideout at Community 19, Tema, on September 16, and is said to have admitted during interrogation that he owned the containers and had loaded them at a warehouse in Community 12, Tema.
He allegedly shipped the containers together with the first accused, Francis Narh Amanor, who was arrested on September 15.
Amanor is described in the charge sheet as a freight forwarder and Managing Director of Fresna Commodities Ltd.
The prosecution says checks through the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) identified Fresna Commodities Ltd as the exporter, with Amanor’s telephone number listed as the contact. The same number was reportedly linked to F&F Logistics, which was identified as the freight forwarder.
Investigators say Amanor told them he owned F&F Logistics and had facilitated the export of the containers. He reportedly claimed that the containers contained pet flakes or plastic scraps.
The prosecution further alleges that Amanor identified Frank as the owner of the shipment and said he had engaged his services.
Three charges
The six accused persons face three broad charges:
- Conspiracy to export narcotic drugs
- Exportation of narcotic drugs without the required licence
- Abetment of the exportation of narcotic drugs, a charge directed at the four GRA officials
The prosecution alleges that the first and second accused exported the four containers from Tema Port containing approximately 3.9 tonnes of suspected narcotic substances.
With bail denied, the six accused persons will remain in custody as investigations continue into how the containers were prepared, scanned, cleared and ultimately exported from Ghana.
The case has been adjourned to September 24, 2026.