The police in the Volta Region last Tuesday (May 13) intercepted a petrol tanker travelling from Madina in Accra to Jasikan, which was loaded with cocoa beans and not fuel.

It was believed the cocoa beans were meant for smuggling into neighbouring Togo.

The vehicle with registration number, GN 3801-13, has been impounded, while the driver [name withheld] has been granted bail and is assisting the police in the investigations. 

A police spokesman disclosed this to Graphic Online in Ho on Saturday (May 17).

The spokesman said the interception of the vehicle in the Peki enclave, followed a tip-off.

Meanwhile, the massive quantity of the cocoa beans had been handed over to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the spokesman added.

The spokesman said a serious manhunt was underway for the owner of the tanker.