Dep. National Security Boss, 3 others arrested

The deputy director of the National Security and three other officers of the Custom Excise and Preventive Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority at the Tema port have been arrested in connection with some tax malpractices against the state.

The arrest which was done on Monday, was made by the special tax force on revenue collection headed by the Chief of Staff, Prosper Bani.

The Tax force was established by President Mahama to streamline and monitor some perceived underhand dealings within the revenue collection agencies in the country.

Briefing the media about the arrest on Thursday, Deputy Minister of Information and Media Relations, Murtala Mohammed, said the government will in the coming days disclose to Ghanaians the rot at the various harbors in the country and measures being put in place to address them.