Immigration officers in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region have intercepted 141 gallons of fuel in separate operations at the unapproved routes of the “Pilla 7 and 7B” border enclave.
According to Chief Superintendent Frederick Baah Doudu, the Aflao Sector Commander, the patrol team acted upon intelligence concerning the illegal activities of a criminal syndicate at ‘Pillar 7 and 7B’ parts of the border stretch.
The swift tactical operation happened on Saturday, 13th June, 2020, at about 2130 hrs.
He indicated that the deployed patrol team discovered and made an interception of 129 yellow Jerrycans of fuel which were packed in an uncompleted structure located close to the borderline at the unapproved route.
The uncompleted structure was suspected by the officers to be a secret place used as a facilitating point for illegal cross-border activities.
In a similar successful development at the same enclave, the patrol officers made another arrest of 12 gallons of fuel at a separate spot, 141 of fuel intercepted that same night.
Efforts made by the patrol team to arrest the suspects proved futile as they escaped into neighbouring Togo.
The fuel is currently in the custody of the Immigration Service of the GIS Aflao Command pending investigations and subsequent handover to the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority.
Meanwhile, the Aflao Command of the GIS has launched a manhunt for the arrest of the suspects.
The Sector Commander has since commended the team led by Assist. Insp. Sumaila Safo, ICO Anthony Bassa Denyo and ICO Wisdom Joel Adiko for the “show of professionalism and hard work in foiling the suspected smuggling.”
