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Police intercept 30 bags of smuggled cocoa beans in Central Region
The Central Regional Police Command has intercepted a Toyota Coaster bus carrying 30 bags of cocoa beans suspected to be linked to a smuggling...
Immigration intercepts 1,115 gallons of smuggled cocoa beans
Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) stationed at the Akanu Sector Command, with support from the Ghana Revenue Authority-Customs Division, have intercepted a...
COCOBOD seizes three trucks with smuggled cocoa and lumber in Bono Region
The Bono Regional Office of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has seized three heavy-duty trucks loaded with bags of cocoa and lumber suspected of...
Police intercept 500 bags of smuggled cocoa in Upper East
Police in the Bolgatanga East District of the Upper East Region have intercepted an articulated truck transporting 500 bags of smuggled cocoa to Burkina...
Military intercept 231 bags of smuggled cocoa at Asutsuare
Military personnel performing duties on the Asutsuare Bridge in the Eastern region have intercepted 231 bags of smuggled cocoa beans.
This was upon a tip-off...
Taskforce impounds 130 bags of smuggled cocoa at Mpraeso
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The National Taskforce Division of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has intercepted 130 bags of smuggled cocoa beans at Mpraeso in the Kwawu South...
Immigration Service intercepts three trucks of smuggled cocoa beans
The Kpando Municipal Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) on Friday, 12th April, 2024 intercepted three trucks of smuggled cocoa beans at Torkor...
Tetteh Quarshie smuggled cocoa to Ghana? – Nana Asaase challenges tour guide
Poet and spoken word artist, Philip Boakye Dua Oyinka, known in the creative industry as Nana Asaase, is concerned about the kind of stories...
COCOBOD intercepts over 1,500 bags of smuggled cocoa
Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) Anti-smuggling Task Force in collaboration with the security agencies, has within two weeks, retrieved over 1,500 bags of cocoa, en...
Customs intercepts smuggled cocoa beans
Customs officials from Ave-Havi Station of the Aflao Command of
Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have intercepted
53 rice bags of...
Police confiscate 37 bags of cocoa beans suspected of being smuggled out of Ghana
Thirty-seven bags of cocoa beans found in a private residence at Walewale in the North East Region, and suspected to be meant for onward...
Dambai: NIB intercepts cocoa beans being smuggled to Togo [Photos]
The National Intelligence Bureau(NIB) in the Oti Regional capital of Dambai, has intercepted three trucks smuggling dried cocoa beans to Togo.
The beans were concealed...
Police intercepts 800 bags of cocoa being smuggled to Ivory Coast
The Police in Sefwi Adjofua in the Bia West District of the Western North Region have intercepted an articulator truck with the registration number...
Nearly 200,000 tonnes of cocoa smuggled out of Ghana
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has disclosed that between 100,000 and 200,000 metric tonnes of cocoa beans...
Galamsey is killing our cocoa, our water, our future – Minority warns of food...
The Minority in Parliament has raised alarm over the devastating impact of illegal mining on cocoa farms, water bodies, and Ghana’s long-term food security.
In...
Volta Regional Minister warns against cocoa smuggling
Volta Regional Minister James Gunu has issued a stern warning to individuals and syndicates using the region as a transit route for cocoa smuggling...
COCOBOD puts cash on the table in crackdown on cocoa smuggling
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has intensified its crackdown on cocoa smuggling with a new incentive scheme that promises cash rewards to informants who...
Volta Regional Minister urges swift action to curb cocoa smuggling
The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has reaffirmed his commitment to working closely with security agencies and stakeholders to tackle the growing menace of...
We’ll hoard our produce if… – Some cocoa farmers in Ahafo Region
A section of cocoa farmers in the Ahafo Region has issued a strong warning to the government, threatening to withhold their cocoa if the...
Banned EU agrochemicals flood Ghanaian cocoa farms amid smuggling, counterfeiting and health risks
On a cocoa farm in Manfo in Ghana’s Ashanti Region, a middle-aged farmer dressed in black trousers and a red Lacoste shirt pours droplets...
Immigration Service foils cocoa smuggling attempt at Kauk-Jago border
Personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have intercepted 25 bags of cocoa beans being smuggled into Togo through the Kauk-Jago border in the...
Gold can give Ghana ten times more forex than cocoa gives – Sammy Gyamfi
The acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Sammy Gyamfi, has raised concerns over the significant loss of foreign exchange Ghana...
Immigration foils another cocoa smuggling attempt
Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) stationed at the Gagbiri Inland Checkpoint in the Tempane District have intercepted two drums of cocoa beans...
COCOBOD, GRA foil cocoa smuggling attempt at Togo border
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in collaboration with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has intercepted a truck carrying 1,115 gallons of cocoa beans at the...
Four arrested in cocoa smuggling bust at Kwahu Nketepa
Four individuals, including a driver and his assistants, are currently in police custody following their alleged involvement in a cocoa smuggling operation in Kwahu...
Anti-cocoa smuggling taskforce impounds 400 bags in Kwahu Nketepa
The Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Taskforce of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has impounded two trucks loaded with 400 bags of cocoa at Kwahu Nketepa in...
Cocoa farmers hoard beans in anticipation of price hike, reports Reuters
Cocoa farmers in the world's No.2 producer Ghana are hoarding beans in anticipation of higher prices, industry sources told Reuters, potentially squeezing supplies to...
Police deny involvement in cocoa smuggling at Missiga
The Ghana Police Service has denied allegations of involvement in a cocoa smuggling operation at the Missiga security checkpoint at Bawku in the Upper...
Nation wreckers smuggling Ghana cocoa and selling to Russians in neighbouring countries – Cocobod...
Ghana Cocobod CEO Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has revealed a decrease in cocoa production in the first quarter of 2024 compared to last year, resulting...
Task force impounds 400 bags of cocoa and arrests 12 suspects in Eastern Region
The National Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Task Force has impounded 400 bags of cocoa and arrested twelve suspects who offered a bribe of GHC 80,000.
The National...
Oti Minister calls for an end to cocoa smuggling
The Oti Regional Minister, Joshua Makubu has expressed concern over the frequent smuggling of cocoa beans from the region to neighboring countries.
He noted that,...
Cocoa smuggling delaying road projects in Oti Region – Minister
Oti Regional Minister, Joshua Makubu says cocoa smuggling is delaying road projects in the region and other parts of the country.
According to him, the...
Bryan Acheampong chairs Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa InitiativeÂ
The Chairmanship of the Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI) has been assumed by Bryan Acheampong, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, during the 5th...
Cocoa politics: COCOBOD replies Mahama
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has taken on former President John Mahama for criticising the government's increment of the farmgate price of cocoa beans...
Ambulance driver, 2 others arrested with 250 bags of smuggled fertiliser [Photos]
Three people have been arrested for allegedly smuggling 250 bags of government-subsidised fertiliser meant for cocoa farmers.
The three suspects are Seth Yeboah, driver; Smaila...
COCOBOD, police intercept cocoa concealed in 35 oil drums, one arrested
Quantities of bags of cocoa beans concealed in 35 oil drums and being smuggled have been intercepted through a joint operation of Ghana Cocobod...
Police intercept 336 bags of cocoa beans at Dadieso
The Police in the Suaman Dadieso District have intercepted 336 bags of cocoa beans supposedly being smuggled to the neighboring Ivory Coast for sale.
Cocoa...
Western North best farmer steps up to fight against cocoa smuggling to Ivory Coast
It has been reported that cocoa is being smuggled to Ghana's neighbouring country, Ivory Coast.
This issue has been reported to the Ghana Cocoa...
4 arrested with 328 bags of smuggled fertiliser at Samreboi
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has arrested four persons for possessing about 328 bags of ‘Cocoa Eduane fertilisers ‘ unlawfully at Samreboi in the...
Enough fertilizers for cocoa farmers- Cocobod CEO assures
The Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has assured cocoa farmers that there is enough fertilizers for the farming season although...