NACOC intercepts cocaine hidden in gari at Kotoka Airport

Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) operatives have apprehended a senior manager of a manufacturing company for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine out of Ghana.

The suspect, whose name has not been officially released, is alleged to have concealed the substance in a consignment of packaged gari (dried cassava flakes).

He was apprehended at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) following an intelligence-led operation.

Sources at KIA told Graphic Online that the suspect is believed to be in charge of production at the manufacturing company.

Authorities stated investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the attempted shipment and to determine whether other individuals may be linked to the alleged syndicate.