A consignment of 436 Pistols and ammunition imported illegally into Ghana have been discovered at the Tema Port.
The ammunition which were reportedly concealed in a consignment of personal effects brought in from Turkey were uncovered during a physical search by custom officials.
A statement signed by Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress Sammy Gyamfi said “We are informed that the weapons have been taken back to the Ghana Revenue Authority’s Long Room Armoury at the Tema Port. We have picked intel that some unscrupulous persons are trying to get the weapons released.”
Sammy Gyamfi commended officials of the customs division at the Tema Port for the vigilance, adding that “While we commend the Customs Excise and Preventive Service unit at Tema port for acting swiftly to impound this consignment, we demand that they update the nation on this worrying development in the spirit of transparency. Ghanaians deserve to know who illegally imported the said pistols and ammunition into the country and for what purpose. More importantly, Ghanaians deserve to know the identity of the so-called “Big Men” who are pulling strings behind the scenes to get the consignment released.”
The seized items have been kept at the Tema Harbour police station.
