
Bunkpurugu, Northeast Region – April 7, 2025 – Immigration officers at the Bunkpurugu Sector Command have intercepted 25 bags of cocoa beans being smuggled into Togo through an unapproved route.
Key Developments
🔹 Operation took place at 22:00 hours on Sunday after a tip-off.
🔹 Led by Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Rev. Edwin Adjetey Doku, with his Operations Commander and eight other officers.
🔹 Two unregistered motor kings transporting cocoa beans were seized.
🔹 25 individuals on board the vehicles were arrested.
🔹 Seized goods are in the custody of the Ghana Immigration Service and will be handed over to Ghana Revenue Authority (Customs Division) for further action.


Officers Involved in the Operation
1️⃣ ACI Edwin Adjetey Doku (OIC)
2️⃣ DSI Emmanuel D. Banyaa
3️⃣ Inspector Solomon Dogbakye
4️⃣ Asst. Insp. Zakaria Haruna
5️⃣ AICO I Philimon Kankamba
6️⃣ AICO I Siaw Obrimpong
7️⃣ AICO II Ernest Opuni
8️⃣ AICO II Ernest Tabiri
9️⃣ AICO II Rufai Alhassan
🔟 AICO II Thomas Gamur

Authorities are continuing investigations into the smuggling network.
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