Court remands six over alleged export of 3.9 tonnes of cocaine to France
The Kwabenya Circuit Court in Accra has denied bail to six persons accused of being connected to the alleged export of nearly four tonnes of suspected cocaine from Ghana to France.
Four Ghanaians, including Desmond Koranteng Curiel, Musah Attah, Kweku Otchere, and Jessica Hartog, have been arrested and remanded in custody by the Accra High Court following their involvement in a €225 million cocaine smuggling operation to France. The accused, who were arraigned on September 16, 2026, face charges of conspiracy to commit a crime for exporting narcotic drugs without a licence and the actual exportation of the drugs.
Their arrest came after the seizure of nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine by French customs in Dunkirk on September 10, 2026. The cocaine, concealed in a container of plastic waste, had been transported from Ghana, with some of it destined for Antwerp, Belgium. The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) revealed that the suspects had been working with Dutch fugitive Jos Leijdekkers, known as Bolle Jos, to facilitate the smuggling operation.
The NACOC is collaborating with French authorities to gather more information for tracing the consignment's journey from Ghana to France.
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