{"id":177580,"date":"2015-12-28T13:31:10","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T13:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=177580"},"modified":"2015-12-28T14:38:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T14:38:08","slug":"customs-impound-nigerian-truck-with-bullets-indian-hemp-at-aflao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/12\/customs-impound-nigerian-truck-with-bullets-indian-hemp-at-aflao\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck with thousands of bullets impounded at Aflao"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block=\"true\" data-offset-key=\"87c86-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"87c86-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Ghana\u2019s Custom officers at Aflao in the Volta Region have impounded a truck carrying thousands of short cartridges (bullets) together with sealed packs of dried leaves believed to be Indian hemp. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/impounded-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-177586 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/impounded-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"impounded (1)\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/impounded-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/impounded-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/impounded-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials say a thorough search on the vehicle revealed that it had already entered the nation\u2019s border six times, but it is unclear whether on those occasions it carried ammunitions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Citi News<\/strong>\u2019 \u00a0Volta Regional correspondent, King Norbert Akpabli \u00a0reported that the \u00a0items were concealed in compartments created beneath the floor of the truck.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bullets-impounded-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177581 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bullets-impounded-1.jpg\" alt=\"bullets impounded (1)\" width=\"571\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bullets-impounded-1.jpg 571w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bullets-impounded-1-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, Custom officers at Aflao said they \u201cmet the driver and two occupants of the truck and upon interrogation ordered for further inspection of the vehicle.\u00a0It was revealed that under the floor of the vehicle there are compartments created there where these ammunitions were packed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bullets-impounded-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177582 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bullets-impounded-2.jpg\" alt=\"bullets impounded (2)\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bullets-impounded-2.jpg 533w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bullets-impounded-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe driver and the occupants bolted immediately and the officers were unable to arrest them. The vehicle has a Nigerian registration number KTU 444 XV.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">It implies that the truck was either coming from Nigeria or Togo into Ghana,\u201d King Norbert added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/impounded-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177588 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/impounded-3.jpg\" alt=\"impounded (3)\" width=\"582\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/impounded-3.jpg 582w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/impounded-3-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, the Customs officials are yet to give further briefing on the issue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/impounded-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177587 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/impounded-2.jpg\" alt=\"impounded (2)\" width=\"611\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/impounded-2.jpg 611w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/impounded-2-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Police in the Ashanti Region earlier in December <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/12\/14\/kumasi-arms-dealer-gets-supplies-from-ivory-coast-niger-police\/\" target=\"_blank\">arrested a\u00a072-year old Burkinabe<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Moro Sata for illegally dealing in ammunition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some weapons including 11 AK47 assault rifles, 10 SG rifles used by the military, a machine gun, four firing pins, clocking handling and anti-aircraft ammunition were retrieved from Moro Sata.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Police, Moro Sata had confessed that he gets his supplies from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger and uses\u00a0Ghana as a transit point to transport the ammunition to conflict areas across the sub-region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Godwin A. 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