France seizes cocaine from Ghana, second such case in months
Barely a few months after Australian authorities seized a methamphetamine shipment from Ghana, French authorities have impounded a cocaine shipment under broadly similar circumstances. French customs officers seized nearly 3.9 metric tons of cocaine, with an estimated street value of €225 million ($261.45 million), at the northern port of Dunkirk on Thursday, the French organised […] The post…
Following the Australian seizure of a methamphetamine shipment from Ghana earlier this year, French authorities have now impounded a cocaine shipment of comparable size and value. On Thursday, French customs officers at the northern port of Dunkirk seized nearly 3.9 metric tons of cocaine, estimated to be worth €225 million ($261.45 million), according to the French organised crime prosecutor’s office.
The drugs were concealed within a container of plastic waste shipped from Ghana, with part of the consignment destined for Antwerp. The cocaine has since been destroyed, and prosecutors have launched an investigation. French judicial police had been monitoring the criminal network allegedly responsible for the shipment prior to the seizure.
Potential charges include organised importation of narcotics and participation in a criminal association, both of which carry sentences of up to 10 years’ imprisonment. French customs authorities seized a total of 108.81 tonnes of narcotics across the country in 2025, with an estimated value of €2.197 billion. The post reporting this second instance of French authorities seizing narcotics from Ghana in recent months appeared first on The Ghanaian Chronicle.
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