Two British voters had been arrested then being accused of making an attempt to smuggle $6.48m (£5m) importance of cocaine from Ghana to London.

Round 166kg (366lbs) of the substance was once seized at Kotoka World Airport within the Ghanaian capital, Accra, on Monday.

The suspects have been scheduled to board a British Airlines flying to London Gatwick Airport.

Ghana’s Narcotic Regulate Fee alleges that the pair concealed the cocaine, which was once snip into 72 slabs, throughout six suitcases.

The fee and the United Kingdom Crime Company performed the edge operation in combination.

Ghana is an important transit level for unlawful drug trafficking to Europe and the US, prompting government to accentuate surveillance on the nation’s ports.

In 2022, the Ghanaian government witnessed a considerable surge in drug seizures, amounting to a record-breaking overall of 59.9 kg importance of illicit medication discovered.