The Upper West Regional Command of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted two Rhino Kia trucks loaded with unauthorized substances at Kaleo in the Nadowli District of the Upper West Region.
In a Facebook post on Monday, February 23, NACOC disclosed that the cargo, which was heading to Burkina Faso, included 58 cartons of foreign cigarettes, 182 cartons of unapproved pharmaceutical products, and 40 drums of sodium cyanide.
According to the Commission, officers received the information on Sunday, February 1, 2026, about the vehicles with registration numbers GS 5699-18 and GC 1871-11 transporting the unapproved cargo to Burkina Faso.
A further search conducted on the trucks unveiled that the items were being transported without the required documentation or approval.