The relentless efforts of the Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Task Force in collaboration with the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority and the Ghana Police Service have yielded significant results in the past two weeks with multiple interceptions thwarting attempts to smuggle Ghana's cocoa beans into neighbouring Togo.
In a series of intelligence-led operations across the country, the task force successfully intercepted a total of 295 bags and 30 drums of cocoa, safeguarding a vital national asset and protecting the livelihoods of Ghanaian cocoa farmers.
At Bolgatanga, customs officers acting on a tip-off intercepted a vehicle loaded with 170 bags of cocoa destined for Togo.
In a similar operation at Zorungu, also near Bolgatanga, officers seized a vehicle transporting 30 drums of cocoa, again bound for the Togolese market.
