4 Ghanaians remanded over alleged €225m cocaine export to France, Dutch suspect still on the run
Four Ghanaians accused of conspiring to smuggle about four tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated €225 million out of Ghana to France have been formally charged and appeared before a Ghana court. They appeared before the High Court in Accra on Wednesday and were remanded for four weeks to reappear on October 13. The Narcotics […]
Four Ghanaians have been formally charged and remanded for four weeks after being accused of conspiring to smuggle four tonnes of cocaine worth €225 million from Ghana to France. The Narcotics Control Commission has named the individuals involved as Desmond Koranteng Curiel, Musah Attah, Kweku Otchere, and Jessica Hartog. A fifth suspect, a Dutch national known as Jos Leijdekkers, remains at large.
The drugs were found in a container at the port of Dunkirk in France, having been smuggled in from Ghana disguised among plastic waste. French customs officers uncovered the narcotics on September 10. Prosecutors have filed charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, specifically exporting narcotics without a licence, and the actual exportation of narcotic drugs.
Since the seizure, investigators have been working with their French counterparts to examine how the drugs managed to leave Ghana.
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