Tag Archives: CUSTOMS

The Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Col. Kwadwo Damoah, (RTD), has stated that any attempts by the Special Prosecutor to bring him down will not work. According to him, there have been some attempts by the Special Prosecutor to malign his image but those …

Grapevine reports received indicate that both Senior and Junior Officers of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) are threatening to embark on a nationwide sit-down strike. The impending industrial action is over promotional issues and other matters of grave concern which have not been given the needed …

The Aflao Sector Command of Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has destroyed expired and prohibited goods worth an estimated duty element of GH¢50,339.68. The six-truckload full of goods, which included 7,218 packages of assorted pharmaceutical products, 563 packets of assorted cigarettes and 3,638 pieces of assorted electricity …

  Wonder Ahiadzro, a driver of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division, who stole and sold a Toyota LandCruiser at the cost of GHC20,000, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by the Kaneshie District Court. The original price of the vehicle, property of GRA, Customs Division, is stated at …

  Customs officials found a load of giant African snails — known as one of the most damaging snail species in the world — in a man’s luggage at JFK Airport this week. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists discovered the 22 slimy, highly invasive critters during a baggage examination …

A customs officer attached to the Western Marine Command drowned Monday, March 22, while chasing smugglers along the Badagry water channel. The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command, on Wednesday, March 24, announced that it lost an officer in a boat mishap. The Public Relations Officer, Idaho Sulaiman, disclosed …

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority on Thursday said Cargo Containers cannot be stolen from the country’s seaports. The division said “It is virtually impossible for containers to be stolen at the Port under any circumstances. Mr George Tettey, Chief Revenue Officer in charge of State Warehouse at …

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has urged importers to adopt the habit of paying duties and other service charges of the various institutions, in the clearance chain, at Ghana’s ports in approved banks themselves. According to an Assistant Commissioner in Charge of the Accra Collection of …

The government has been told to review the Customers Amendment Bill 2020 (Act 891). The Vehicle and Asset Dealers Union of Ghana (VADUG) said the Bill in its form will not inure to the benefit of businesses in Ghana, hence the need to review wit. Parliament on March 12, 2020 …

Men of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in Ogun State have been accused of killing a 15-year-old boy, Riliwan Bello, in Owode, Yewa South Local Government of the state. Bello, a student of Area Community High School was allegedly killed by a stray bullet fired by men of the NCS, …