The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of two people in connection with large quantities of assorted wax print fabrics suspected to be counterfeit GTP products in an intelligence-led operation in Adabraka, Accra.
According to the Police, the suspects have been identified as Salifu Mamuda, 50, and Iddrisa Mohammed, 44.
The Police disclosed that the suspects were arrested at the scene on Monday, November 9, during an operation conducted by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Operations Team (SOT).
The Police disclosed that the operation followed intelligence the police gathered indicating that two articulated trucks, suspected to have originated from Nigeria, were offloading goods believed to be contraband at a warehouse off the Kojo Thompson Highway in Adabraka.
The two trucks, with registration numbers SMK-161-YH and T-28975-LA, were carrying large quantities of assorted wax print fabrics suspected to have been smuggled from Nigeria into Ghana.
In a police statement shared on X, the Ghana Police Service stated, “POLICE ARREST TWO SUSPECTS, SEIZE SUSPECTED COUNTERFEIT FABRICS AT ADABRAKA WORTH ABOUT GH¢20 MILLION
The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects and seized large quantities of assorted wax print fabrics suspected to be counterfeit GTP fabrics.
The suspects, Salifu Mamuda, 50, and Iddrisa Mohammed, 44, were arrested at the scene at Adabraka in Accra on Monday, 9th November 2026.
The operation was carried out by the IGP Special Operations Team (SOT) following intelligence that two articulated trucks, with registration numbers SMK-161-YH and T-28975-LA, suspected to have originated from Nigeria, were offloading some contraband goods at a warehouse off the Kojo Thompson Highway, Adabraka.
The consignment is estimated to be worth GH¢20 million and is believed to have been smuggled from Nigeria.
The seized goods have been conveyed to the National Police Headquarters for further investigations.
The suspects are currently in Police custody assisting investigations, while efforts are ongoing to identify other persons connected to the importation and distribution”.
In other news, the Tema Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has announced that they have intercepted 2,213 slabs of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.
The Police statement disclosed that the suspect Indian hemp was intercepted aboard an outboard-powered wooden canoe on the River Volta at Tuanikopey Island.
According to the Police, the interception was carried out by the Marine Police Detachment at Ada at about 12:45 am on Thursday, September 17, 2026, during a routine patrol.
In a statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs, ASP Dede Dzakpasu, read, “The Tema Regional Police Command, through the Marine Police Detachment at Ada, has intercepted an outboard-powered wooden canoe containing twenty-nine (29) sacks of dried leaf substances suspected to be Indian Hemp on the River Volta at Tuanikopey Island.
The interception occurred on Thursday, 17th September 2026, at about 12:45 a.m., during a routine patrol. The occupants of the canoe, upon sighting the Police, abandoned the canoe and fled. A search revealed twenty-nine (29) sacks containing 2,2 13 slabs of dried leaves wrapped in yellow cellotape.
Also found in the canoe were fourteen (14) 25-litre gallons, twelve (12) of which contained pre- mixed fuel. and two (2) Yamaha outboard motors, one 40HP and the other 30HP. The suspected narcotic substances have been conveyed to the Ada District Police Headquarters, while arrangements are underway to convey the outboard motors and pre-mixed fuel to the station for further investigation,
The Tema Regional Police Command is making efforts to identify and apprehend the persons who abandoned the canoe and its contents.
The Command cautions the public against engaging in the trafficking and transportation of narcotic substances and advises anyone with information on the owners or occupants of the abandoned canoe to report to the nearest Police station or provide such information to the Police to assist in the ongoing investigation”.
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POLICE ARREST TWO SUSPECTS, SEIZE SUSPECTED COUNTERFEIT FABRICS AT ADABRAKA WORTH ABOUT GH¢20 MILLION The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects and seized large quantities of assorted wax print fabrics suspected to be counterfeit GTP fabrics. https://t.co/sFksmMDMfn
— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) November 11, 2026
