Tag Archives: CUSTOMS

Customs officials in the Ashanti Region have intercepted a container loaded with goods after they detected that the owner had failed to pay duty on some items – five motorbikes and a vehicle. According to the Officer in charge of Preventive at the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Alfred …

A Ghanaian man is calling for justice after narrating how he spent GH¢120,000 to marry his pregnant wife only to find out he is not the father of the child. According to Tony, a day prior to the marriage, his wife also called Belinda Asantewaa informed him that she was …

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has intercepted a briefcase containing an amount of 80 million CFA (GH¢1.5 million) found to be fake at an unapproved route within the country’s territory along the Ghana-Togo border at Aflao. The said briefcase, according to the Ag. Commissioner of Customs, …

A pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) group is calling for the immediate removal of Gloria Farmar Mercy as head of the Customs Division at the Tema Harbour. The Concerned New Patriotic Party (NPP) Loyalists group through a press statement published by pro-NPP Asaase Radio cite political allegiance and incompetence as basis …

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has said an estimated 1,200 ‘Togo cars’ have been intercepted, in the Greater Accra Region alone, within the last two years. These cars initially entered the country legitimately but became illegal after exhausting their stay – falsifying documents to merit legal …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has directed that the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority may go ahead to conduct an auction sale of cars and goods. This is on the back of a directive issued by the Special Prosecutor on August 22, 2022, in which it asked …

President Akufo-Addo has asked the Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Colonel Kwadwo Damoah (rtd), to hand over his duties to the acting deputy commissioner. In a letter signed by the Secretary to the president, Nana Bediatuo Asante, the notice of handing over is due …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has commenced investigations into corruption and corruption-related offences in the auction of vehicles and goods by the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority. In a statement announcing this development, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, said the investigation would cover the auction sale of cars …

Kissi Agyebeng, the Special Prosecutor has announced that his office has started a wider probe into the activities of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). In a press release dated August 15 and signed by Agyebeng, he said the need for a wider probe was premised on the findings …

The Customs Staff Association (CSA) has waded into the controversy surrounding the investigation conducted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that implicates the Labianca Group of Companies and the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for engaging in corrupt practices. In a statement, the Association indicated …