Cocaine bust: It was an intelligence-led operation - NACOC Public Affairs Director
According to Mr Opoku Amoah, the arrests were the result of an intelligence-led operation.
Acting Director of Public Affairs, Francis Opoku Amoah, revealed that the arrests of suspects linked to Dutch fugitive Jos Leijdekkers, known as "Bolle Jos," were part of an intelligence-led operation. Mr Opoku Amoah stated that NACOC, the Commission, is an intelligence-led institution and that they have been working on some individuals for some time.
He explained that investigators had to process the intelligence gathered before deciding when to take action. The operation was also coordinated to arrest multiple suspects simultaneously. French customs recently seized nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine at the port of Dunkirk, worth about €225 million. The Commission continues to investigate the wider network and may make further arrests as they follow the evidence.
Four Ghanaian suspects, Desmond Koranteng Curiel, Musah Attah, Kweku Otchere, and Jessica Hartog, have been charged and remanded by the High Court in Accra, with one Dutch national, Jos Leijdekkers, still at large. They face charges including conspiracy to export narcotic drugs without a license and exportation of narcotic drugs. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court.
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