GRA uncovers forged documents in suspected transit fraud scheme

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has uncovered what it describes as a sophisticated transit fraud scheme involving forged trade documents, under-declared cargo, and possible identity fraud.

The discovery followed investigations into an intercepted consignment of cooking oil.

At a media briefing on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, Commissioner-General Anthony Kwasi Sarpong explained that the shipment, declared as transit cargo bound for Niger, was never intended for that destination.

The investigative committee reviewed reports from arresting officers, statements from Customs officials, drivers, escort officers, transit-bond issuers, and E-Track officials, while also engaging authorities in Togo and Niger.

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Investigators established that the cooking oil originated from Malaysia and Indonesia, shipped through the Port of Lomé, and consigned to two companies in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, rather than to a Nigerien consignee as declared in Ghana.

“The declaration processed at Akanu was not supported by the actual bill of lading or export documents,” the Commissioner-General noted.



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