100 grams of suspected cocaine mysteriously vanishes in GRA custody
- 100.1 grams of a whitish substance suspected to be cocaine has gone missing at the Customs Division of the GRA
- The cocaine got missing on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at Aflao in the Volta Region
- Officers found the substance concealed under a fuel tank of an impounded vehicle
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News reaching YEN.com.gh indicates that 100.1 grams of a whitish substance suspected to be cocaine have gone missing at the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority.
According to Citi News report, the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) said the cocaine got missing on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at Aflao in the Volta Region.
The Director-General of NACOC, Francis Torkornoo stated that his officers found the substance concealed under a fuel tank after impounding a vehicle on Friday, June 2020
Source: UGC
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He added that his officers took inventory of all the packages, which included $200,000 and wanted to send it to Accra for investigations but Customs officers refused with the excuse of wanting to hear from their superiors first.
“When they dropped the fuel tank, there was this false compartment under the vehicle containing various parcels and an amount of $200,000," Torkonoo said.
Mr. Torkonoo revealed that on Sunday, June 7, when another inventory was taken, it was noted that 100.1 grams of the substance had gone missing.
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