The Kwabenya Circuit Court has refused bail to six persons facing charges over the seizure of 3.9 tonnes of suspected cocaine at the Tema Port.
The court cited the seriousness of the alleged offences and the charges brought against the accused persons in its decision to deny them bail.
However, the court directed the police to ensure that two of the accused persons, Francis Narh Amanor and Helena Akua Denkyi, receive medical attention whenever necessary.
Amanor, a freight forwarder who has reportedly suffered a stroke, and Denkyi, who is a sickle cell patient, were brought to the court’s attention by their respective lawyers, who highlighted their medical conditions.
The other accused persons are Frank Adu-Boahen, a 71-year-old self-styled evangelist; Togbe Agbeti; Andrew Tetteh Amponsah; and Daniel Laryea.
Amanor and Adu-Boahen have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime, specifically the exportation of narcotic drugs, as well as the exportation of narcotic drugs.
Prosecutors allege that the two conspired to export 3.9 tonnes of narcotic substances concealed in four containers from the Tema Port to the Netherlands without a licence from the Minister of Health.
The remaining four accused persons are facing charges of abetment of crime.
They are accused of failing to properly analyse abnormal scan images of the four containers, an alleged omission that facilitated the attempted exportation of the suspected narcotic substances.
All six accused persons have denied the charges and have been remanded into lawful custody.
They are scheduled to appear before the Kwabenya Circuit Court again on October 20, 2026.
Meanwhile, four additional suspects connected to the case have also been remanded by an Accra High Court and are expected to return to court on October 3, 2026.
The latest proceedings bring to 10 the number of persons who have been put before the courts in connection with the seizure of the 3.9 tonnes of alleged narcotic substances at the Tema Port on August 12, 2026.
By: Prince Martey-Sogar.