Ghanaian Socialite Jessica Lands in Court Over Alleged $260m Drug Consignment

A Ghanaian beautician, Jessica Hartog, 34, has been brought before an Accra High Court in connection with an alleged international narcotics shipment said to have originated from Ghana and been destined for France.

Hartog, who runs Euros Spa in East Legon, is among four people facing charges over the consignment. The other defendants are businessman Desmond Koranteng Curiel, popularly known as Paul Kweku Yeboah; Biggs Musah Attah, also called Kromo; and Kweku Otchere.

The case reportedly followed the discovery of suspected narcotics in a 40-foot container intercepted by French authorities at the Port of Dunkirk in September 2026.

Although the container was said to have been declared as a shipment of plastic waste from Ghana, French officials allegedly uncovered prohibited substances hidden among the contents. The estimated street value of the seized consignment has been put at approximately $260 million.

The development prompted Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) to investigate those suspected of having connections to the shipment.

Prosecutors told the court that NACOC operatives arrested Hartog and Curiel at Ashaley Botwe on September 12. Otchere was also picked up that day at his East Legon home, while Attah reportedly turned himself in to NACOC two days later.

Investigators allegedly found several items during searches conducted as part of the probe, including three firearms, ammunition, four high-end vehicles, passports and cash in different currencies or amounts.

During questioning, Hartog reportedly maintained that she did not know the details or nature of her fiancé Curiel’s business activities. She was identified in court as Curiel’s fiancée.

The four defendants denied the allegations and entered pleas of not guilty.

Following their arraignment, the High Court ordered that they remain in custody as proceedings continue. The matter was adjourned to October 13, 2026.

Authorities are also reportedly looking for a fifth suspect, Dutch national Jos Leijdekkers, widely known as Bolle Jos, who remains at large.