Police Arrest Two With Suspected Contraband
The Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects for transporting suspected contraband goods at Jema in the Bono East Region.
The arrest was made on September 1, 2026, by the Bono East Regional Police Intelligence Directorate, in collaboration with the Police Intelligence Directorate Headquarters in Accra.
According to a press release dated September 2, 2026, and signed by the Regional Commander, DCOP Shaibu A. Sadique-Osei, the police intercepted a Kia Rhino vehicle with registration number UE 819-26, which was transporting the suspected contraband.
The driver, identified as Fusini Danaa, was arrested at about 4:00 p.m. while driving the vehicle from Nalerigu to Kumasi. Police say the arrest followed actionable intelligence that the vehicle was being used to transport contraband.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the consignment was given to the driver by a person mentioned at Bentri near Nalerigu, for onward delivery to a customer in Kumasi.
A search conducted on the vehicle, which was loaded with maize, led to the recovery of 321 boxes of foreign cigarettes comprising 40 boxes of Royals, 175 boxes of Oris, and 106 boxes of Gold Seal, along with 23 bags of soya beans, 39 bags of groundnut husks, 21 bags of millet, and 100 containers of suspected sodium cyanide.
The driver and his mate are currently in custody, assisting with police investigations.
The operation was supported by officers from the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOB), Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (CEPS), and Defence Intelligence (DI).
Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) have taken samples of the suspected sodium cyanide for laboratory analysis, especially as the substance was being transported together with food items, posing serious public health risks.
The vehicle and all exhibits have been secured as investigations continue to identify and apprehend all persons connected to the consignment.
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