Ghana: authorities accuse Chinese ship of smuggling cement

Ghana: authorities accuse Chinese ship of smuggling cement
23 November 2016


Ghanaian customs officials have prevented a Chinese-registered vessel – the Guo Tou 106 – from offloading bagged cement at Tema port for which it had no import licence, the Chronicle newspaper reports.

According to the article, the ship’s owners had initially told the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority that its cargo was steel products, but at a subsequent meeting the crew admitted that they were transporting other items, including bagged cement.

The ship has been allowed to offload the steel and other equipment it was carrying but was ordered to keep the cement onboard.

The smuggling cement into Ghana has been a matter of concern for some time, and the issue is particularly sensitive at the moment due to the proximity of the presidential elections, occurring next month.

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