The Akanu Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Saturday dawn, intercepted about 150 jerry cans of diesel smuggled into the country from the Republic of Togo.
Mr Godson Attobrah, Sector Commander told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that three officers on patrol duty arrested a blue Ford Club Wagon with registration number AS 4077 U at about 0430 hours at Zukpe, a border community in the Ketu North Municipality.
He said the driver and another doing reconnaissance on a motorbike managed to elude arrest, and that the vehicle upon inspection was discovered to be packed beyond capacity with unwholesome fuel.
The Commander said the vehicle’s hold had to be forced open, and that its contents would be certified and handed over to the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority.
Mr Attobrah said based on intelligence, the Command had stepped up vigilance to stop cross border crimes.
He said such activities were on the increase, and that the fuel was known to be originated from Libya and Nigeria, and offloaded unto canoes in Togo.
The Commander said the activities of the Sector Command had been boosted by the influx of intelligence from the Regional Command and would need more logistics to effectively perform its duties.
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