The police have arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged smuggling of quantities of cocoa beans to the neighbouring countries of either Togo or Burkina Faso, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has confirmed.
The suspects include one of the drivers, and two driver-mates of the three heavy duty trucks which were carrying the 1,473 maxi bags of cocoa beans covered with lumber, with the suspects being granted bail, but assisting in police investigations.
Two other suspects (drivers) involved in the crime are on the run.
The Anti-Smuggling Task Force of the COCOBOD intercepted the trucks with registration numbers GR 7237-21, GR-314-24, and AS 5278-23 at Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West District of the Region.
