Two people arrested for escaping customs duties

Two people arrested for escaping customs duties

Two people are currently under the custody of the Aflao police for avoiding customs duties amounting to GH ¢ 288,000.

The accused, Alhaji Amadu Tijani and Edoh Kouami Chaold, a Togolese, were to carry light fuel oil being the subject of a transit trade between Aflao and Mali.

However, the shipment, which was due to arrive in Mali during the first week of January 2019, has still not arrived at its destination, while Aflao's customs collection has not yet reached its destination. not allowed to find his location.

Transit trade

In the transit trade, the owner was exempt from any duty in Ghana because the product was not to be consumed in the country.

Although investigations were underway to locate the cargo, the two men were suspected of selling oil to Ghana and did not transport it to Mali. As a result, the transit demand was a scheme to evade the tax.

Tijani, the owner of the shipment and Chaold, an accomplice, were brought to court in Aflao's court under the charge of evasion of customs duties and were summoned to appear February 21st.

Shipment not delivered

Sheila Vigbedor, Aflao sector commander, said that on December 24, 2018, a freight forwarding agency in Aflao said it wanted to clear a volume of light fuel oil loaded onto four supply lines. registration numbers AR 6366 MD, RO-837MD, AR-6363 MD and Q-8768MD, in transit to Mali.

The said lot was to leave the country via Paga within seven days.

As a result, a wireless message was sent to the Paga Customs Office to monitor the arrival of the lot.

However, on January 16, 2019, Paga Customs informed Aflao that the shipment had not arrived.

The sector commander said that the customs clearance officer responsible for sending, Milky Company Limited, had been contacted to help Customs stop the suspects.

Thanks to their collaboration, the two accused were arrested on 1 and 2 February, respectively.

During the interrogation, Chaold reportedly stated that he had handed the document of the shipment to Amadu.

The sector commander explained that under section 95 (paragraph 2a) of the Customs Act No. 891 of 2015, a person who declares goods and places the goods in transit is responsible for the presentation of the goods. intact at the prescribed period office destination.

As a result, both were liable to the offense of non-duty.