Accused seeks removal from 3.9-tonne cocaine trial

The Kwabenya Circuit Court has postponed a hearing on September 30, 2026, regarding an application to dismiss one of the six accused individuals in the 3.9-tonne cocaine case. Helena Akua Denkyi, a GRA contract employee, filed the application and served it on the Office of the Attorney-General. However, the court had not received an opposing affidavit at the time of the hearing.

Judge Prince Osei Owusu stated that the application had been filed weeks prior but was only recently brought to the court's attention. He also mentioned that the prosecution was unable to respond to bail applications and other defense requests. Chief Inspector Godwin T. Achondo revealed that the prosecution would file the required disclosures and requested a one-month delay.

The defense lawyers argued that the disclosed process indicated completed investigations and renewed calls for bail for their clients. All six accused individuals are public servants, except for Francis Narh Amanor and Frank Adu-Boahen, who are a freight forwarder and a self-styled evangelist, respectively. They are charged with conspiracy to export 3.9 tonnes of suspected narcotic substances via four containers from Tema Port to the Netherlands without a health ministry license.

Agbeti, Amponsah, Laryea, and Denkyi face charges of abetment of crime, allegedly due to their failure to properly analyze the scan images of the containers. The six accused remain in custody and are set to reappear before the court on November 5, 2026.