police arrest three suspects over GH¢20m suspected counterfeit GTP fabrics at adabraka
The Ghana Police Service has arrested three suspects and seized assorted wax print fabrics suspected to be counterfeit GTP products, with an estimated market value of GH¢20 million, at Adabraka in Accra.
The suspects, identified as Salifu Mamuda, 50, and Iddrisa Mohammed, 44, were arrested at the scene on Monday, November 9, 2026. A third suspect, Eric Boakye, was subsequently arrested.
The operation was carried out by the IGP Special Operations Team following intelligence that two articulated trucks, with registration numbers SMK-161-YH and T-28975-LA, were offloading goods at a warehouse off the Kojo Thompson Highway at Adabraka.
According to the police, the seized fabrics are believed to have been smuggled into Ghana from Nigeria.
Officials of the Ghana Textile Printing Company (GTP) were invited to examine the seized textiles and reportedly confirmed that the fabrics were counterfeit products bearing imitated GTP labels.
The suspects reportedly told investigators that the goods were transported from Nigeria through the Akanu Border in the Volta Region.
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) was also invited to inspect the fabrics and confirmed that the tax stamps affixed to them were fake.
The seized goods have since been conveyed to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters for further investigations.
The three suspects have been handed over to the Special Investigation Unit, while the two trucks have been impounded.
Police say investigations into the matter are ongoing.
By: Bernard Mensah
Discussion about this post