The police in the Volta Region last Tuesday (May 13) intercepted a petrol tanker traveling from Madina in Accra to Jasikan, which was found to be loaded with cocoa beans instead of fuel.
It is believed the cocoa beans were intended for smuggling into neighbouring Togo.
The vehicle, with registration number GN 3801-13, has been impounded. The driver (name withheld) has been granted bail and is assisting police with investigations.
A police spokesman disclosed this to Graphic Online in Ho on Saturday (May 17), stating that the interception in the Peki enclave followed a tip-off.
Meanwhile, the spokesman said the large quantity of cocoa beans had been handed over to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD).
He added that a serious manhunt is underway for the owner of the tanker.
