The Ghana Police Service has arrested two people and seized large quantities of assorted wax-print fabrics suspected of being counterfeit GTP products in an intelligence-led operation in Adabraka, Accra.
The suspects, identified as 50-year-old Salifu Mamuda and 44-year-old Iddrisa Mohammed, 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 operation followed police intelligence indicating that two articulated trucks, believed to have come from Nigeria, were unloading goods suspected to be contraband at a warehouse off the Kojo Thompson Highway in Adabraka.
The two trucks, bearing registration numbers SMK-161-YH and T-28975-LA, reportedly carried large quantities of assorted wax-print fabrics suspected of being smuggled from Nigeria into Ghana. Ghana News Website
The seized consignment is estimated to be worth approximately GH¢20 million.
According to the Police, the operation is part of efforts to curb the importation and distribution of suspected counterfeit products and other illegal goods in the country.
The seized fabrics have been transported to the National Police Headquarters in Accra for further investigation.
The two suspects remain in police custody and are assisting investigators as they inquire into the circumstances of the products’ importation and their intended distribution.
Meanwhile, the Police say they are working to identify and apprehend others who may have been involved in the importation and distribution network.
