NACOC seizes 40 drums of Sodium Cyanide, 58 cartons of cigarettes

The Upper West Regional Command of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted two Rhino Kia trucks loaded with unapproved substances at Kaleo in the Nadowli District of the Upper West Region.

In a Facebook post on Monday, February 23, NACOC disclosed that the consignments, which were bound for Burkina Faso, included 58 cartons of foreign cigarettes, 182 cartons of unapproved pharmaceutical products and 40 drums of sodium cyanide.

The items were being transported in two trucks with registration numbers GS 5699-18 and GC 1871-11.

According to the Commission, officers received intelligence on Sunday, February 1, 2026, about the vehicles carrying the suspected consignments en route to Burkina Faso.

A subsequent search conducted on the trucks revealed that the items were being transported without the required documentation or approval.

The drivers and their mates have since been handed over to the Upper West Regional Police Command for further investigations and possible prosecution.

BY: NHYIRABA KWADWO SAMMY BEE

SOURCE: DLNEWSROOM