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NACOC arrests freight forwarder in Tema over 2.6-tonne cocaine seizure in Spain

Verified: 4 outlets have reported this story since Nov 11, 3 of them from Ghana.

📍 Tema, GH·🕐 17m ago·4 outlets

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested a 43-year-old freight forwarder in connection with the seizure of approximately 2.6 tonnes of cocaine in Valencia, Spain, in August 2026.

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MyJoyOnline· National ↗3News· National ↗theheraldghana.com ↗

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Arrested or detained: 21 outlet: graphic.com.gh· latest Nov 12, 7:01 AM UTC
Spain seizes 2,600 kilos of cocaine at port of Valencia hidden in Ghana coconut shipment, 2 people arrested ↗

The story so far · 8 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 11, 10:13 PM UTC

3 outlets from Ghana, where the story is: 3News, Graphic Online, MyJoyOnline · how we count

Nov 11, 9:50 PM UTCFirst report
Video: 2.6 tonnes of cocaine in coconuts from Tema seized in Spain 3news.com ↗
Nov 11, 10:13 PM UTC+23 min
Spain intercepts 2.6 tonnes of cocaine shipped from Tema Port myjoyonline.com ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 10:13 PM UTC · +23 min
Nov 12, 12:35 AM UTC+3 h
Spain seizes 2.6 tonnes of cocaine shipped through Tema Port theheraldghana.com ↗
Nov 12, 5:19 AM UTC+7 h
Spain seizes 2,600 kilos of cocaine at port of Valencia hidden in Ghana coconut shipment graphic.com.gh ↗
Nov 12, 6:00 AM UTC+8 h
Cocaine in coconuts: What we know about the Tema shipment seized in Spain 3news.com (again) ↗
Nov 12, 7:01 AM UTC+9 h
Spain seizes 2,600 kilos of cocaine at port of Valencia hidden in Ghana coconut shipment, 2 people arrested graphic.com.gh (again) ↗
Nov 12, 10:33 AM UTC+13 h
Spain cocaine seizure: suspects arrested in Ghana, Edem Agbana says 3news.com (again) ↗
Nov 12, 4:45 PM UTC+19 h· you’re reading this
NACOC arrests freight forwarder in Tema over 2.6-tonne cocaine seizure in Spainmyjoyonline.com (again) ↗

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[Claude] All three reports cover the same 2.6-tonne Spanish cocaine seizure linked to Tema, and none conflicts with Report 1's facts, though Report 2 says two men were arrested in Almería while Report 1 mentio

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