The Ghana Police Service has intercepted 17 boxes of gold being transported illegally to Dubai.
According to reports the Police intercepted the illegal gold yesterday December 17, 2024, at around 8:30 pm.
They were busted at the Aviance Kotoka Airport in Ghana.
The gold bars have been escorted to the Greater Accra Regional Police Headquarters.
Meanwhile, the UK government has revealed that Ghana loses $2 billion annually in tax revenue to illegal mining and gold smuggling.
Speaking at a Civil Society Organization (CSO) meeting with political parties on mining reforms and governance, Chris Aston, team lead for the UK Ghana Gold Programme (UKGGP) stated, “This is all lost revenue to the government of Ghana. At the moment, the sector is vulnerable. It is being exploited by organised crime groups. The threats are growing. The gold smuggling has more than doubled. We want to disrupt illegal mining and illicit financial inflows. Ghana loses more than US$2 billion yearly to gold smuggling”.
In 2022, it was reported that close to 60 tonnes of gold were smuggled out of Ghana.
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At 8:30 pm tonight, Ghana Police intercepted 17 boxes of Gold being transported illegally to Dubai. They were busted at Aviance Kotoka Airtport in Ghana.
The gold bars have been escorted to the Greater Accra Regional Police Headquarters.
God bless Kevin Taylor… pic.twitter.com/JlHqQjetpF— Aristotlektv (@aristotledada) December 18, 2024
