{"id":229561,"date":"2024-10-10T14:07:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T14:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/10\/bawku-we-didnt-facilitate-smuggled-consignments\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T14:07:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T14:07:14","slug":"bawku-we-didnt-facilitate-smuggled-consignments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/10\/bawku-we-didnt-facilitate-smuggled-consignments\/","title":{"rendered":"Bawku: We didn&#8217;t facilitate smuggled consignments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Ghana Police Service has denied claims of facilitating the smuggling consignments which were intercepted at the Missiga security checkpoint at Bawku in the Upper East Region.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the misunderstanding which ensued among personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces, the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, and the Ghana Police Service, over an intercepted consignment of smuggled cocoa bags, at the Missiga security checkpoint at Bawku in the Upper East Region on Wednesday October 9 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Thursday, the police noted that \u201cWe wish to state that the Ghana Police Service yesterday, 9th October 2024, intercepted the smuggled consignment based on intelligence and were in the process of escorting the truck to the Bawku Divisional Police Command for the consignment to be handed over to COCOBOD and the culprits investigated and prosecuted by the Police in line with established protocol with Ghana COCOBOD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the record, the Police recently intercepted smuggled cocoa beans on two occasions within the region, and the intercepted consignments were handed over to COCOBOD, while the suspects are currently being prosecuted by the Police. It is, therefore, untrue that the Police were in any way facilitating the smuggled consignments, as being claimed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It said that in the aftermath of the incident, the leadership of the three state security institutions promptly intervened to resolve the matter at the national level to maintain harmony and restore cooperation among the agencies involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) under the chairmanship of the Upper East Regional Minister, is also meeting the personnel and their leaders at the regional level to complement the efforts made at the national level,\u201d it added<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1095874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-10-at-12.07.07_9ecb71ea.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"834\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">Citi Newsroom<\/span>\u00a0channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p><em style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Police Service has denied claims of facilitating the smuggling consignments which were intercepted at the Missiga security checkpoint at Bawku in the Upper East Region. 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