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London’s Largest Cannabis Shipment**: The Case Involving Yeboah and Bonsu
Overview
In what has been dubbed one of London’s biggest cannabis smuggling operations, four men—including Daniel Yeboah and Kwaku Bonsu—were convicted for importing approximately 1.5 tonnes of cannabis, concealed within sacks of gari powder, from Ghana to the UK. The operation, foiled by the National Crime Agency (NCA) at Tilbury Docks, would have had a devastating impact, with an estimated street value of £4.3 million.
The Smuggling Scheme
• Container Arrival and Concealment
The shipment arrived at Tilbury Docks on 19 December 2019. Hidden inside 2,335 packages of herbal cannabis, the contraband was obscured within white hessian sacks of gari powder—a staple flour made from cassava roots.
• Interception and Sting
Intelligence shared between the NCA and the Ghanaian Narcotics Control Commission led to the interception. Authorities replaced the cannabis with dummy packages, allowing the container to continue its journey—and thus set up a controlled delivery.
• Delivery and Arrest
On 13 January 2020, the container made its way to an industrial yard in north London under surveillance. Here, Yeboah signed the delivery note using a false identity, and the container’s seal was cut with an angle grinder. Bonsu was observed photographing the container, while Adjei dropped off Baidoo. Upon discovering the drugs were missing, all four fled the scene—but were swiftly arrested later that day.
• Evidence of Organised Operation
At Baidoo’s address, authorities discovered a 10-tonne hydraulic press typically used for compressing drugs, along with phones and dashcam footage. Notably, calls intercepted via Adjei’s dashcam included: “my brother, be a little watchful. It is all a little dodgy.” Yeboah, too, was recorded saying: “I don’t think the food [drugs] is in it” and “there was gari inside… the people are thieves.”
• Sentencing
On 18 October 2024, at Southwark Crown Court:
• Daniel Yeboah was sentenced to 5 years.
• Edward Adjei received 4 years.
• Kristoffen Baidoo, tried in absentia, received 10 years.
• Kwaku Bonsu, also absent, was sentenced to 7 years. Both Baidoo and Bonsu remain at large.
The combined sentence totalled 26 years, emphasizing the gravity of the operation.
Significance & Context
The NCA characterized the case as a major blow to organised criminal networks targeting the UK, especially those facilitating “county lines” drug distribution. Had the shipment entered street-level supply, it could have fueled violence, exploitation, and further criminality across communities.
Attached is a news article regarding the biggest cannabis bust in London from Africa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq821qv3ek0o.amp
Article written and configured by Christopher Stanley
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