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  "title": "Police bust cocoa smuggling ring, arrest 4 with 118 bags bound for Togo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/police-bust-cocoa-smuggling-ring-arrest-4-with-118-bags-bound-for-togo",
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  "published": "2026-08-11T15:16:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
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    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/police-bust-cocoa-smuggling-ring-arrest-4-with-118-bags-bound-for-togo/"
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  "summary": "The North East Regional Police Command has arrested four suspects and intercepted 118 bags of cocoa beans weighing 11,800 kilogrammes at Bunkpurugu, suspected to have been destined for neighbouring Togo through the Bunkpurugu-Togo border. The suspects are Dickson Asante, 35, the driver of the truck; Gideon Tab, 19, his mate; Mohammed Mumin, 22; and Ernestina … The post Police bust cocoa smuggling…",
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