The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has officially handed over 17 gold bars valued at $1.7 million to the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) in a brief ceremony held at the Ministry of the Interior in Accra.
The gold bars were intercepted by officers from NACOC’s Upper East Regional Command at the Paga Border Post.
The consignment was being smuggled out of the country by two Burkinabe nationals, who have since been charged with offences related to the unlawful transportation and dealing in gold.
Minister for the Interior, Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, lauded the efforts of NACOC and reaffirmed the Ministry’s unwavering support for GoldBod’s mandate to manage and protect Ghana’s gold resources.
Receiving the seized gold on behalf of GoldBod, Chief Executive Officer Mr. Sammy Gyamfi expressed appreciation to the Director-General of NACOC, Brigadier General Maxwell Obuba Mantey, and called for deeper inter-agency collaboration to strengthen enforcement and safeguard national resources.
The handover was witnessed by Chief Director of the Ministry, Mrs. Doreen Annan, along with senior officials from NACOC and GoldBod.
Source: Myxyzonline.com
