By Gifty Amofa, GNA
Accra, Nov. 12, GNA – The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects and seized large quantities of assorted wax print fabrics suspected to be counterfeit GTP products.
The suspects, Salifu Mamuda, 50, and Iddrisa Mohammed, 44, were arrested at a warehouse in Adabraka, Accra, on Monday, November 9, 2026, a release copied to the Ghana News Agency said on Thursday.
It said the operation was carried out by the Inspector-General of Police (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 contraband goods at a warehouse off the Kojo Thompson Highway, Adabraka.
The consignment, valued at GH¢20 million, was believed to have been smuggled into the country from Nigeria.
The seized goods had been conveyed to the National Police Headquarters for further investigations, the release said.
The suspects are in police custody assisting investigations, while efforts are underway to identify other persons connected to the importation and distribution of the products.
GNA
Edited by Agnes Boye-Doe