Bolgatanga: Ghana Link Network Services Limited, operators of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), has announced that all 18 transit trucks captured under Bill of Entry (BOE) 80226125039 have been accounted for on its electronic tracking platform. The company clarified that the six trucks earlier reported as missing were traceable on its system.
According to Ghana News Agency, the clarification follows reports that the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) had intensified efforts to trace six articulated trucks believed to be unaccounted for in a suspected transit diversion scheme. This scheme involved goods with potential tax exposure exceeding GHS85 million. The trucks were 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 initially reported as yet to be located. However, Ghana Link stated that based on its electronic tracking, playback analysis, and physical verification on the ground, all trucks had been located.
Ghana Link's field team physically confirmed their locations as seen on their tracking system. The company has transmitted the information and report to the Customs Division for any action deemed necessary under the law. Playback data indicated that the trucks were initially on the declared transit route from Akanu to Kulungugu until authorities directed 11 of them to move to the Tema Customs Transit Yard. Since the Transit Yard is not part of the originally declared transit corridor, the system triggered a route deviation alert.
The statement clarified that this should be understood as an enforcement-led diversion for control purposes, not evidence that the trucks had disappeared. Ghana Link reported that 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.
The company reiterated that its tracking systems were designed to replace uncertainty with verifiable evidence, stating that playback data accounted for all trucks under the BOE, including those described in media reports as missing. Ghana Link acknowledged the seriousness of suspected breaches of the transit regime and expressed support for lawful investigations by the GRA and relevant state agencies, including National Security. It added that its role was 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.