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Nine public officers, including five Customs officers, have been arrested in connection with the seizure of a massive consignment of undeclared Tramadol at the Tema Port.
The arrests follow the interception by the Customs Division of the (GRA) of a container loaded with 299 cartons containing 146,932,000 tablets of Tramadol Hydrochloride (250mg and 225mg), weighing a total of 34,847.2 kilogrammes.
Those arrested and granted Police inquiry bail include five Customs officers, one officer from the , one Port Security officer, one officer from the Energy Commission, and one officer from the .
According to the GRA, the operation was triggered by intelligence gathered by the Preventive Unit of the Customs Division. The container, numbered TGHU6228715 and cleared under Bill of Entry 40226151187, was detained on February 26, 2026, and moved to a Customs-controlled area in Tema for further inspection.
The shipment originated from the United Arab Emirates and had been declared as containing household items such as water kettles, kitchen blenders, pressing irons, energy-saving bulbs, and polypropylene materials.
However, a joint re-examination conducted by Customs officers and the Central Revenue Monitoring Team on March 1, 2026, uncovered large quantities of concealed and undeclared Tramadol tablets hidden within the container.
The importer and declarant have since been handed over to the Police to assist with ongoing investigations, while the seized consignment remains under Customs control.
The GRA reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding national security, protecting public health, and maintaining the integrity of Ghana’s revenue and border management systems.
