A security team of the Police and BNI on Wednesday intercepted a fuel tanker discharging premix fuel suspected to have been diverted to Viepe, a coastal town near Aflao. There were no documents covering the consignment said to be about 4,500 gallons.
Seth Akwetey, driver of the tanker with registration number GR 7191 G and his mate George Agyemang, were detained overnight at the Denu Police Station. They were said to have been escorted to Accra together with the tanker on the orders of the national security for further investigations.
It is not clear who are behind the deal and the original destination. A source close to the Aflao police said that the Denu police were informed at about 10:30 am on Wednesday that a tanker carrying premix fuel was about discharging at Viepe.
He said a security team was immediately dispatched to the area and the two suspects were arrested but others escaped. The driver told the police that the consignment was transferred into his vehicle in Tema from another tanker whose driver said his vehicle had developed a fault but did not give him documents covering the consignment.
Mr Evans Kofi Ahiakpor, Deputy Secretary of the Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council (GNCFC), confirmed the incident when contacted. He said he had a call on Wednesday inquiring whether he was aware of a tanker about to discharge pre-mix fuel at Aviepe.
Mr Ahiakpor said he alerted the police and that contrary to the new regulation, the tanker was not marked as authorized to carry pre-mix fuel. He appealed to the security agencies to conduct thorough investigations into the case so the culprits could be punished. GNA
The Ghanaian times
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