{
  "id": 327158,
  "title": "Dutchman arrested in Ghana for cocaine trafficking was wanted in The Netherlands for shooting in a hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/dutchman-arrested-in-ghana-for-cocaine-trafficking-was-wanted-in-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T19:51:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghana Business News",
    "slug": "ghana-business-news",
    "url": "https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2026/08/07/dutchman-arrested-in-ghana-for-cocaine-trafficking-was-wanted-in-the-netherlands-for-shooting-in-a-hospital/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Dutchman, Gilano Holwijn, has been arrested in Ghana for cocaine trafficking, but he is also wanted in his home country for a shooting incident. The 31-year-old was apprehended in Tema, along with three others, following intelligence. The police seized 866 packages of a white substance, which Holwijn claimed to be cocaine with an estimated street value of $6.9 million. The other suspects are Ghanaians: John Mensah Sabah, 41, Alhaji Iddris Haruna, 52, and Eric Tetteh. Holwijn reportedly admitted to owning the packages.\n\nIn late 2018, the Dutch police launched a major manhunt for Holwijn and his older brother following a conflict in Zaandam, a city in northern Holland. A friend of the brothers was shot during the altercation, and Holwelyn's brother then drew a weapon and began shooting at the scene. The brothers pursued the shooter into the hospital's emergency department lobby, where Holwijn's brother fired his weapon. When a second weapon jammed, the brothers fled the scene.",
  "summary": "A Dutchman who has been arrested in Ghana for cocaine trafficking was on the wanted list of police in his home country, The Netherlands for a shooting incident involving him and his brother. The post Dutchman arrested in Ghana for cocaine trafficking was wanted in The Netherlands for shooting in a hospital appeared first on Ghana Business News .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}