More details have emerged following the arrest and interrogation of four Ghanaian suspects linked to the €225m cocaine shipment from Ghana to France.
Awisi Dede, a Ghanaian journalist, has provided further details concerning the arrest and interrogation by NACOC.
According to the Ghanaian journalist, the first suspect, Desmond Koranteng Curiel and the fourth suspect, Jessica Hartog, were arrested at Ashale Botwe.
She described Desmond Koranteng Curiel as a businessman, and Jessica Hartog as his fiancée.
The journalist also disclosed that the third suspect, Kweku Otchere, was arrested at his residence in East Legon.
Awisi Dede further disclosed that a search conducted following the arrests led to the retrieval of three guns, four luxury vehicles, passports, ammunition and various sums of money
In a social media post on September 16, 2026, Awisi Dede detailed, “€225M COCAINE CASE: WHERE THE FOUR SUSPECTS WERE PICKED UP AND WHAT THEY TOLD NACOC‼️‼️
On Saturday, September 12, NACOC officers arrested the 1st suspect, Desmond Koranteng Curiel, and the 4th suspect, Jessica Hartog, at Ashale Botwe.
Desmond is a businessman, and Jessica is his fiancée .
The 3rd suspect, Kweku Otchere, was arrested at his residence in East Legon.
A search conducted following the arrests led to the retrieval of three guns, four luxury cars, passports, ammunition and various sums of money.
On Monday, September 14, the 2nd suspect, Musah Attah, was arrested at the NACOC headquarters.
A fifth suspect, Dutch national Jos Leijdekkers, alias “Bolle Jos,” is said to be at large”.
Meanwhile, the four Ghanaians have been remanded by the High Court in Accra over their alleged involvement in a plot to export about four tonnes of cocaine from Ghana to France.
The four were remanded after they were charged and arraigned before the High Court in Accra.
The accused have been identified as Desmond Koranteng Curiel, alias “Paul Kweku Yeboah” or “Biggs”; Musah Attah, alias “Kromo”; Kweku Otchere; and Jessica Hartog.
According to reports, they were arraigned on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, and are facing two charges: Conspiracy to commit a crime, namely the exportation of narcotic drugs without a licence issued by the Minister of Health and Exportation of narcotic drugs.
The charges were filed against the four on Wednesday, and the hearing was held shortly afterwards.
The four have been remanded for four weeks and are expected to reappear before the court on October 13, 2026.
A fifth suspect, Jos Leijdekkers, alias “Bolle Jos”, a Dutch national, is said to be on the run.
The development follows French customs officials having intercepted nearly 3.9 metric tonnes of cocaine, worth about $261 million, in a shipment from Ghana.
According to Reuters news, the shipment was confiscated at the northern French port of Dunkirk on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
The cocaine was concealed in 167 packages inside a container carrying plastic waste from Ghana and destined for Antwerp, Belgium.
The 3.9 metric tonnes of cocaine is allegedly linked to the criminal organisation of fugitive Dutch drug trafficker Jos Leijdekkers.
Reports suggest the drugs have since been destroyed, with French prosecutors opening an investigation into the seizure.
According to French authorities, the seizure followed a targeted operation by the judicial police against a criminal network suspected of being behind the shipment, with the investigation focused on offences including the organised importation of narcotics and participation in a criminal association.
The seizure is expected to form part of the broader investigation into the movement of the cocaine from Ghana to France and the criminal network alleged to have organised the shipment.
See the post below:
€225M COCAINE CASE: WHERE THE FOUR SUSPECTS WERE PICKED UP AND WHAT THEY TOLD NACOC‼️‼️
— The_AwisiDede (@AwisiDede) September 16, 2026
On Saturday, September 12, NACOC officers arrested the 1st suspect, Desmond Koranteng Curiel, and the 4th suspect, Jessica Hartog, at Ashale Botwe.
Desmond is a businessman and Jessica is…
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