SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY bags of cocoa, which were being conveyed from Wassa-Akropong in the Western Region to the Takoradi Port but were diverted to the Eastern Region, have been impounded at Asabebea, near Akim Oda.
The cocoa, valued at GH¢97,000, was impounded by the police on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at midnight after the people had raised the alarm about the suspicious rebagging of the cocoa beans at an abandoned warehouse at the village.
The driver and the mate of an articulated truck which carried the load managed to escape arrest.
According to the District Chief Executive for the Akyemmansa District, Mr Tom Budu, he received reports on Sunday, January 10, 2010, that about 650 cocoa bags, suspected to have been stolen, were being repackaged at an abandoned warehouse at Asabedea,
He said he immediately informed the security personnel, who rushed to the scene, where they saw a large quantity of cocoa beans on the floor of the abandoned warehouse.
“Since the abandoned warehouse is partially roofed and could expose the cocoa beans to the rain any time, we decided to rebag the beans in different sacks and placed them in a more secured place,” the DCE stated.
For the safety of the beans, he said armed police personnel had been detailed to guard them while the District Security Committee would take further measures to safeguard them.
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