$50 Million Worth Of Cocaine Recovered From A Boat In Ghana

Ghana's Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has seized 400 kg of substance suspected to be cocaine on a fishing vessel in the western waters of the country.

The substance discovered in the Guyanese fishing vessel MV ATIYAH Georgetown has a street value of 50 million U.S. dollars, according to a press release obtained here Thursday from Chairman of NACOB Bafiour Assassie-Gyimah.

Arrests were made on November 19 with support from Ghana Navy (Western Naval Command), Ghana Air Force and Ghana's foreign partners .

"NACOB recognizes that the anti-narcotic crusade is a shared responsibility. In this regard, the vessel had been monitored on the high seas, and when she got into Ghanaian waters the Navy and NACOB officers arrested and escorted her to the Sekondi Naval base. " the release explained.

At the headquarters of NACOB, Xinhua's staff on early Thursday saw heavy security presence, as the suspects, five crew members including a Ghanaian resident in Brazil, were said to be under interrogation.