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– 152 kg of cocaine intercepted at the port of Tema in Accra
– It was hidden in a sugar shipment from Brazil.
– Several people have been arrested and are helping with the investigations.
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The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted 152 kg of cocaine at the port of Tema in Accra.
The illicit drug was hidden in a shipment of sugar from Brazil, which was received at the port.
In a statement issued on Saturday, September 26, 2020, the NACOC stated that the interception was the result of an intelligence exchange with the Office of National Investigations (BNI) and the Secretariat of the National Security Council.
152 kg of cocaine intercepted in a shipment from Brazil in the port of Tema Source: Classfmomline.com
Source: UGC
152 kg of cocaine intercepted in a shipment from Brazil in the port of Tema Source: Classfmonline.com
Source: UGC
The narcotics commission revealed that laboratory tests confirmed that the substances recovered from the shipment on September 12, 2020 were indeed cocaine.
However, arrests have been made and they are currently assisting with investigations.
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In other news, an Election Commission (EC) official was reportedly killed in a motorcycle accident in the southern Amansie district of the Ashanti region.
The deceased, identified as Sylvia, had been temporarily hired by the EC for the voter screening exercise that is taking place across the country.
A report YEN.com.gh seen on Ghanaweb.com indicates that Sylvia died on Friday, September 25, 2020.
The deceased was reportedly returning home after fulfilling her duties as an EC official at the All Days Electoral Area (Nnyanyinase).
After closing her duty position, Sylvia is reported to have chosen a commercial motorcycle, which is popularly known as an okada.
At one point in their journey, the cyclist or ‘okada man’ as commercial motorcyclists are known now attempted to overtake a Sprinter bus.
But in her attempt, Sylvia fell off the motorcycle and led to her untimely death.
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