Customs seize 560 kg of cannabis from an abandoned Lexus at Torve
GRA Customs' Aflao Preventive Monitoring Unit tracked a black Lexus to Torve on the night of 15 October 2026; the driver fled after a mechanical fault and officers found 1,065 compressed parcels weighing 560.4 kg, worth GH¢11.2 million, now with NACOC.
🇬🇭 Torve, near Akatsi, Volta Region · Ghana
- Cannabis
- 560.4 kg
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority intercepted more than
half a tonne of suspected cannabis at Torve, near Akatsi in the Volta
Region.[1][2]
The Preventive Monitoring Unit of the Aflao Sector Command, acting on
intelligence on the night of 15 October 2026, tracked a black Lexus
believed to be carrying narcotics; the driver tried to evade arrest but
abandoned the vehicle after it developed a mechanical fault.[1][2] A
search found 1,065 compressed parcels weighing 560.4 kg, valued at about
GH¢11.2 million, plus a Ghana Card bearing the name Kunuhor Gidsway in a
vehicle fitted with falsified plates.[1][2] The haul was jointly
authenticated by the NIB, Defence Intelligence, NACOC, the FDA and
National Security and handed to NACOC for investigation.[1][2]
Sources
- Customs seizes GH¢11.2m suspected cannabis haul near Aflao. Business Post Online, 19 October 2026. In English.
- Aflao: Customs seizes 560kg of suspected cannabis worth GH¢11.2million in black Lexus vehicle at Torve. Ghanamma (via Uromivoice), 20 October 2026. In English.
Open questions the AI reported
- The driver fled and was still being traced; no arrest was reported.
- Laboratory testing of the authenticated substances was still pending.