Aflao GIS intercepts 45 gallons of fuel being smuggled into Togo

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) Aflao Sector Command, on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, intercepted 45 gallons of petrol being smuggled into Togo.

A patrol team led by Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI) Richmond Wuntah Awuni, intercepted the fuel during routine patrols at Pillar 12, an unapproved route along the Gha­na-Togo border.

The fuel, hidden in an uncom­pleted building near the border, was uncovered following height­ened surveillance efforts, according to the GIS in a press statement issued in Accra, yesterday, copied to the Ghanaian Times.

The crackdown it said followed a recent directive from the Comp­troller-General of Immigration (CGI), Kwame Asuah Takyi, to all border commanders to intensify patrols in response to growing concerns over terrorist threats and cross-border crimes.

The statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs of the GIS, Assistant Commissioner of Immigration (ACI), Michael Amoako-Atta, said the intercept­ed petrol has been handed over to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) as investigations continued to track down those involved in the smuggling attempt.

The GIS, the statement said, has issued a stern warning to residents near the border, urging them not to allow their facilities to be used by criminals for illegal activities that could threaten national security.