3 suspects including foreign national picked up by police over suspected cocaine seized in Tema
Gilano Horwin, a Dutch national, and two other suspects, John Mensah Sabah and Alhaji Iddris Haruna, were picked up by police on August 5, 2026, at the Tema Port enclave over 866 parcels of a white powdered substance suspected to be cocaine. The substance has a street value of around US$6.9 million and was concealed in sacks of gari. Horwin allegedly stated during interrogation that the substance was cocaine and claimed ownership of it.
The Tema Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Eric Asamoah Asiedu, stated at a press briefing on Thursday (August 6, 2026) that the Command received intelligence at about 7:15 p.m. on August 5, 2026. A 40-foot container, mounted on a white DAF truck with registration number WR 1118-10, was being loaded with the parcels for export when police arrived. A separate narcotics operation on the same day also resulted in the arrest of another suspect.
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Police in Tema have apprehended three individuals, including a foreign national, in connection with a significant seizure of a white powdered
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