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Ted News Ghana Blog of Monday, 7 April 2025
Source: TEDDY VAVA GAWUGA
Immigration officers at the Bunkpurugu Sector Command in the Northeast Region have successfully intercepted 25 bags of cocoa beans being smuggled into Togo through an unapproved route.
The operation, which took place around 22:00 hours on Sunday, April 6, 2025, was prompted by a tip-off. According to a statement released on April 7, the Officer-in-Charge of the Bunkpurugu Sector Command, Rev. Edwin Adjetey Doku, along with his Operations Commander, mobilized eight additional officers to the Kauk border community to lay an ambush.
The operation led to the arrest of two unregistered motor kings who were transporting the smuggled cocoa beans. Along with the two motor kings, 25 individuals aboard the vehicles were also apprehended, and the smuggled goods were seized.
The intercepted cocoa beans are now in the custody of the Ghana Immigration Service at Bunkpurugu. The goods are expected to be handed over to the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority for further action.
The officers involved in the operation included:
ACI Edwin Adetey Doku (OIC)
DSI Emmanuel D. Banyaa
INSPT Solomon Dogbakye
ASST INSPT. Zakaria Haruna
AICO I Philemon Kankamba
AICO I Siaw Obrimpong
AICO II Ernest Opuni
AICO II Ernest Tabiri
AICO II Rufai Alhassan
AICO II Thomas Gamur
This operation highlights the ongoing efforts of the Ghana Immigration Service to combat illegal trade and smuggling activities along the nation’s borders.
