Two British residents have been arrested after being accused of trying to smuggle $6.48m (£5m) price of cocaine from Ghana to London.
Round 166kg (366lbs) of the substance was seized at Kotoka Worldwide Airport within the Ghanaian capital, Accra, on Monday.
The suspects had been scheduled to board a British Airways flight to London Gatwick Airport.
Ghana’s Narcotic Management Fee alleges that the pair hid the cocaine, which was minimize into 72 slabs, throughout six suitcases.
The fee and the UK Crime Company performed the sting operation collectively.
Ghana is a major transit level for unlawful drug trafficking to Europe and the US, prompting authorities to accentuate surveillance on the nation’s ports.
In 2022, the Ghanaian authorities witnessed a considerable surge in drug seizures, amounting to a record-breaking complete of 59.9 kg price of illicit medication discovered.
