The Ghana Police Service has intercepted a truck carrying over 150 bags of cocoa beans at Gulumpe, a town on the Kintampo-Buipe highway in the Bono East Region.
The driver and his mate were arrested in connection with the incident.
According to police sources, the truck, with registration number 3166D303, was reportedly transporting the cocoa beans from Circle, Accra, to Burkina Faso.
The interception occurred when the driver stopped at Gulumpe to rest, and residents, who detected the distinct smell of cocoa, alerted the police.
Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed they were hired by an unidentified individual to transport the cocoa to Burkina Faso.
Although staff from the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have visited the police station, both the police and COCOBOD representatives have declined to speak to the media on record.
The truck and its load remain in police custody as investigations continue.