Ghana police link GH¢20 million counterfeit fabric haul to Nigeria, nab suspects
Police arrested two suspects over the alleged offloading of large quantities of assorted wax print fabrics suspected to be counterfeit Ghana Textile Printing fabrics in Adabraka, Accra.
The Ghana Police Service announced the arrests on Wednesday, stating the seized fabrics were suspected to have originated from Nigeria.
Police arrested the suspects, Salifu Mamuda, 50, and Iddrisa Mohammed, 44, in Adabraka, Accra, on Monday.
“The operation was carried out by the IGP Special Operations Team following intelligence that two articulator 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 police said.
The police said the consignment was estimated to be worth GH¢20 million.
The police said the seized goods were conveyed to the National Police Headquarters for further investigations.
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