Operatives of the National Security have impounded three (3) articulated trucks fully loaded with thousands of gallons of cooking oil in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
The trucks involved a Nigerian truck with registration number, T-8082LA….LAGOS, a Ghanaian one registered AS 3885-09, and another from Burkina Faso with BN 8878 as its registration number.
Addressing the media, Head of Special Monitoring and Intelligence Team at the National Security, Hajia Rashida Mahama, stated that her team monitored the trucks from Accra to Kumasi for the past 4-days.
She said for the total number of 6,688 gallons of the oil, the agent paid duties for only 4,320, smuggling the remaining 2,368.
She said the agent initially said the goods were being transported to the Ivory Coast but the trucks made a diversion to Kumasi.
“I will make sure the agent pays duties of the 2,368 amounting to GH¢1,000,368.80.”
She warned agents or importers to do due diligence at the customs office before transporting their goods to their various destinations to avoid getting arrested by the government.
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