Ghana Link Network Services Limited, operators of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), says all 18 transit trucks captured under Bill of Entry (BOE) 80226125039 have been accounted for on its electronic tracking platform.
In a statement issued on Friday, 20 February, the company clarified that the six trucks earlier reported as missing were fully traceable on its electronic tracking system.
The clarification follows reports that the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) had stepped up efforts to trace six articulated trucks suspected to be unaccounted for in an alleged transit diversion scheme involving goods with potential tax exposure exceeding GH¢85 million.
The trucks formed part of a consignment of 18 vehicles electronically gated out of the Customs system as transit cargo but were allegedly found moving within Ghana without the mandatory Customs escort.
Twelve of the trucks were intercepted during a late-night enforcement operation along the Dawhenya–Tema Road, while six were reported yet to be located.
However, Ghana Link said its electronic tracking data, playback analysis, and physical verification exercises confirm that all the trucks have been located.
“As of yesterday and this morning, Ghana Link’s field team physically confirmed their locations as seen on our tracking system. We have transmitted the information and report to the Customs Division for any action deemed necessary under the law,” the statement said.
According to the company, playback data showed that the trucks initially travelled along the declared transit route from Akanu to Kulungugu until authorities directed 11 of them to proceed to the Tema Customs transit yard.
“This should be understood as an enforcement-led diversion for control purposes, not evidence that the trucks had disappeared,” the statement clarified.
Ghana Link said two of the trucks were located at Aflao, another two at the Aflao–Accra toll booth, and one each at West Point Filling Station in Tsopoli, Galaxy Filling Station in Dawhenya, and Akanu.
ICUMS further emphasised that 11 trucks were moved to a controlled holding point at the Tema Transit Yard, while the remaining trucks were traceable, located, physically verified, and handed over to Customs on Friday, 20 February.
The company reiterated that its tracking systems are designed to replace uncertainty with verifiable evidence, stating that playback data accounted for all trucks under the BOE, including those described in some media reports as missing.
Ghana Link acknowledged the seriousness of any suspected breaches of the transit regime and expressed support for lawful investigations by the GRA and other relevant state agencies, including National Security.
It maintained that its role is to provide reliable visibility over transit movements through tracking data and operational support to authorities, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening revenue mobilisation and facilitating trade in Ghana.
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