{"id":90860,"date":"2025-08-22T11:43:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T11:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=90860"},"modified":"2025-08-22T11:43:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T11:43:05","slug":"heighten-surveillance-at-ports-to-curb-stolen-car-trade-anti-fraud-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=90860","title":{"rendered":"Heighten Surveillance at Ports to Curb Stolen Car Trade \u2013 Anti-fraud analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anti-Fraud Professional and Lecturer, Ransford Nana Addo Jnr, has called for stricter checks at Ghana\u2019s ports and customs to stop stolen vehicles from entering the country.<\/p>\n

Speaking on JoyNews\u2019 AM Show during a discussion on the stolen car trade in Ghana and the recent case involving musician Shatta Wale\u2019s vehicle, Nana Addo Jnr said the problem stems from weak surveillance systems at entry points.<\/p>\n

\u201cIrrespective of who is buying the vehicle, whether an importer or dealer, so far as it gets to the shores of this country or borders, if we are working with our international partners like the FBI and Interpol, and a vehicle is branded as stolen, we should ask the authorities questions \u2013 how did these vehicles get registered in this country?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

He noted that many Ghanaians assume cars cleared by customs are genuine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe average Ghanaian would take the duty document and car papers and say that so far as customs has actually stamped it, it is genuine. So if customs has given the go-ahead, and it goes through licensing, people assume the process is clean,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to him, the real weakness lies at the ports. \u201cI think the point where we need to tighten will be at the ports and our customs. Whether it is an importer or an individual, the collaboration between our security agencies has to be on point,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

He referenced the ongoing case involving Dancehall Artist Shatta Wale, whose vehicle was recently seized by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) after being flagged as stolen.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndeed, if this is a 2019 vehicle and we assume it was stolen about a year ago, by now it should have been flagged on the various portals of the CID, DVLA, and Customs division. We should not have waited for the FBI to come into town. If we had already received notification that this vehicle was stolen, then it should never have passed through our system in the first place,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

He added that even if international notifications arrive late, Ghanaian authorities should be able to trace and impound such vehicles before foreign agencies intervene.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are very luxurious vehicles in town being driven by some people, and you notice that the vehicle registration doesn\u2019t match the year of manufacturing. That should be a red flag,\u201d he cautioned.<\/p>\n

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Read also: EOCO flags Honda CR-Vs, Range Rovers and two others in crackdown on stolen cars<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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