Two in court for money laundering, stealing over GH¢1 million

It said the value of the property should not be less than the amount involved.

Prosecution said the accused persons took delivery of goods (biscuits) worth GH¢1,007,509 under the pretext of selling and returning the proceeds to the complainant but failed to do so.

The prosecutor said on April 11, 2023, the complainant petitioned the Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service that the accused persons sold products worth GH¢1,007,509 but misappropriated the proceeds.

It said the accused persons were arrested and during investigations, it turned out that they had sold the products and misappropriated the proceeds of the sales.

Prosecution said the accused person used the proceeds of the sales to purchase land vehicles.

Prosecution said the four vehicle, Hyundai Tucson with registration number GT8556-22, VW Mini Van with registration number GN 2115-18, TATA Truck with registration number GC2982-10 and a MAN Diesel Truck with registration number GS1799-16 were retrieved and impounded.

It said the accused persons admitted having owed the complainant but that they were yet to reconcile their records to know the exact figure.