Seven trucks suspected of being used in the diversion of goods were impounded by the National Security Operatives in the Ashanti Region over the weekend.

The arrest follows an interrogation by the officials, leading to their interception at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region and subsequent impounding at Kumasi.

In an attempt to evade the payment of duty, truck drivers reportedly disguise the shipment as a Burkina Faso-bound delivery but offload the goods in Kumasi.

Although the drivers maintain that the goods were bound for Burkina Faso, officials suspect they are attempting to evade taxes.

Meanwhile, customs officers have since taken custody of the impounded trucks.

Details of the specific goods involved have not yet been disclosed.

Evading taxes has become the norm for some truckers. Earlier this year, three articulator trucks fully loaded with thousands of gallons of cooking oil were impounded for the same reason.

This impounded incident happened in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

The trucks involved a Nigerian truck, T-8082LA… Lagos, Ghana… AS 3885-09, Burkina…BN 8878.

According to the Head of the Special Monitoring and Intelligence Team at the National Security, Hajia Rashida Mahama, the agent only paid duties for 4,320 out of a total of 6,688 gallons of oil.

Acting on a tip-off, authorities arrested the suspects as they attempted to smuggle 2,368 gallons.

Agents and importers have been advised to comply with customs regulations to avoid sanctions.