Alleged warehouse and operational breachesThe MP referenced provisions in the Regulations and Guidelines for the Internal Marketing of Cocoa, 2015, as well as the Cocoa Industry Regulations, 1968 (L.I. He alleged that Atlas Commodities may have operated within warehouses registered under the Produce Buying Company (PBC), contrary to COCOBOD regulations which require each Licensed Buying Company to operate only within warehouses registered in its own name. Additionally, he indicated that four trucks carrying cocoa were reportedly intercepted at the Tema Port by National Security in connection with the matter. Demands for full investigationThe MP is demanding:A full criminal investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor. Concluding his statement, the MP declared that cocoa remains too critical to Ghana’s rural economy to allow any regulatory compromise.

Source: GhanaWeb February 23, 2026 18:33 UTC