COCOBOD Seizes Smuggled Cocoa and Lumber Trucks in Bono Region.
The Bono Regional office of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) recently seized three heavy-duty trucks loaded with bags of cocoa and lumber suspected of being smuggled to neighboring countries such as Burkina Faso, Togo, or Cote d'Ivoire. The trucks, with registration numbers GR 7237-21, AS 5278-23, and GR 314-24, were impounded in Nkrankwanta, Dormaa West District, following a tip-off. The drivers managed to escape, leaving the trucks behind. The cocoa bags, concealed under lumber, are now in the custody of the Forestry Commission as COCOBOD works on securing a court order for possession.