Three suspects have been arrested after the Ghana Police Service seized assorted fabrics valued at about GH¢20 million, suspected to be counterfeit GTP wax prints, at Adabraka in Accra.
The seizure was made by the Inspector-General of Police’s Special Operations Team (SOT) during an operation on Monday, November 9, 2026.
A police intelligence-led operation was launched after information that two articulator trucks were offloading suspected contraband goods at a warehouse off the Kojo Thompson Highway.
The trucks, registered SMK-161-YH and T-28975-LA, were suspected to have brought the fabrics into Ghana from Nigeria.
The first two suspects, Salifu Mamuda, 50, and Iddrisa Mohammed, 44, were arrested at the warehouse. Eric Boakye, the third suspect, was subsequently arrested.
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Police said representatives of textile manufacturer GTP examined the seized fabrics and identified them as counterfeit products bearing imitated GTP labels.
Investigators were also told by the suspects that the goods had been brought from Nigeria through the Akanu border in the Volta Region.
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority separately examined the consignment and confirmed that the tax stamps attached to the fabrics were fake.
The fabrics have been transferred to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters for further investigation. The three suspects have been handed over to the Special Investigation Unit.
Police have also impounded the two trucks used to transport the consignment as investigations continue.
