Police arrest three over suspected GH¢20m counterfeit GTP fabrics at Adabraka

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three suspects and seized assorted fabrics valued at about GH¢20 million, suspected to be counterfeit GTP wax prints, at Adabraka in Accra.

The arrests followed an operation by the Inspector-General of Police’s Special Operations Team (SOT) on Monday, November 9, 2026, after intelligence that two articulator trucks were offloading suspected contraband goods at a warehouse off the Kojo Thompson Highway.

The two trucks, with registration numbers SMK-161-YH and T-28975-LA, were suspected to have transported the goods from Nigeria.

The first two suspects, identified as Salifu Mamuda, 50, and Iddrisa Mohammed, 44, were arrested at the scene, while the third suspect, Eric Boakye, was arrested later.

According to the Police, officials of textile manufacturer GTP were invited to examine the seized fabrics and reported that the prints were counterfeit products bearing imitated GTP labels.

The suspects reportedly told investigators that the goods were brought from Nigeria through the Akanu border in the Volta Region.

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) was also invited to examine the consignment and confirmed that the tax stamps on the fabrics were fake.

The seized goods have been conveyed to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters for further investigations, while the three suspects have been handed over to the Special Investigation Unit.

The two trucks used to transport the fabrics have also been impounded as investigations continue.