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CID Closing In On Customs Officers

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  • moyo 10 years ago

    There is a lot of shit going within our institutions and they will turn around and blame it on the President. Confiscate all their assets and jail them if they are found guilty.

  • R C M P CANADA 10 years ago

    YES WE CAN CATCH THE BIG FISH

  • GHFUO, change ur thinking 10 years ago

    WOYOME ETC...STEAL SOME BEFORE THERE IS NONE LEFT....

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  • Krikri,, 10 years ago

    This is what has been happening all the years. The Special Unit must go to PARLIAMENT HOUSE next. they have been catching BIG FISHES for years, one of them being the US$5000 Kufour paid to NPP MPs to dash Ghana Telecom to vod ...
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  • Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

    This is good intentions to overhall
    and catch those concern but the Mahama
    Adnimisrtation will not do it,to expose the offenders,case like Woyome,
    Kufour Nana Addo, T Hamond etc still
    in the pipe line.

  • Asempaye 10 years ago

    Commendable effort ! The Internal Revenue Services should be the next. A lot of corruption is going on there. Officers aid companies to evade taxes despite their fantastic salaries and allowances. It is one of the worse of st ...
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  • kofi yesu 10 years ago

    This is what we have been expecting of you for a very long time GHANA POLICE...Clear these evil men and women in our dear country and give them 50yrs each coz for years they have duped and sucked ghanaians and others blood. T ...
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  • kofi 10 years ago

    Good job but I do not see why hese companies should only pay back what they owe. They should be made to pay a hefty 50 percent additional penalty for the conspiracy to defraud the nation. That will be the real deterrent to ot ...
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  • Akut 10 years ago

    This is how to build a country, punish wrong doers, not giving speeches on morality. With time the institutions will become strong and effective. In a free market economy the most important institution is the IRA. I recall Pr ...
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  • Agya Kojo Atta 10 years ago

    The MD of GCB must also be investigated. He came in from outside and started chopping nyafu nyafu.

  • Kwadwo 10 years ago

    Don't throw dust in our eyes. What happened to GYEEDA, SADA, and the rest. This is a smokes screen. You can't fool us. Anas uncovered this years ago and nothing happened,

  • FF 10 years ago

    WHY PAY INTO SPECIAL ACCOUNT. THIEVES. SICK COUNTRY

  • Sam 10 years ago

    Nonsense is that how the FBI,CSi and other state investigation institutions work? Giving out all your intention before going after the people? The CID them selves are part,all they are doing is to give them tips so that they ...
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  • Ghanaba 10 years ago

    In order to calculate the correct amount, the various monies must be converted to todays cedi value. So if 2002 one cedi is worth three cedis today, then any amount owed in 2002 must be multiplied by 3 etc. If this is not d ...
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  • Joe Black 10 years ago

    I totally agree with you

  • Diprof 10 years ago

    Not forgetting to join interest rates as well.

  • Akadu Mensema 10 years ago

    Ghanafo and our joke humanity! Two from now, this will be dead news! Ditto, gone, never to be remembered!

  • Napier 10 years ago

    You may be right but let us hope for the best.

  • princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

    GHANAIAN'S ARE LIKE PROSTITUTES WHO FORGET THE NAMES OF THE SAILORS WHO FUCK THEM AND REFUSE TO PAY.

  • aka Brew 10 years ago

    Those officer need to be punished and punished hashly.

  • WARD GDX - WE THE PEOPLE 10 years ago

    Expect nothing in terms of any criminal indictment of the criminals at CEPS.



    They are mostly Ewes and given that the CID director and the deputy are all Ewes and more likely the central figures within the operation ...
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  • Mabia 10 years ago

    Good guy, am Ewe, own my own company, employ staff from ACCROSS the country. I know friends ,Ewes, doing same. Is your rapacious generalization not too narrow minded?

  • CHIEF ADVISER 10 years ago

    This behavior of EWES is a plain secret. To them only their kinsmen are Ghanaians, the rest are foreigners and are to be treated the way EWES like.

  • WARD GDX - WE THE PEOPLE 10 years ago

    You are one of the good ones.

    Thank goodness

  • NOKWARE 10 years ago

    Thieves investigating thieves. Is it not at the CID headquarters offices that cocaine turned into 'kokonte'?This is a joke!!!!

  • GHFUO, change ur thinking 10 years ago

    TIME TO LOOT GH!

  • POKU 10 years ago

    When shall we all learn that to make Ghana lively and nice to live depends on our own way of thinking.KALABULE will collapse Ghana

  • KANAWU 10 years ago

    CID COULD BE USED TO CHECK CEPS ALL THE TIME. I DON'T SEE WHY WE DON'T USE PLAIN CLOTHES CID OPERATORS TO CHECK CORRUPTION AT THE HARBOR, AIRPORT AND EVEN AMONG THE POLICE SERVICE THEMSELVES.

  • DUUT 10 years ago

    OH GOD; HELP GHANA.IF GHANAIAN WILL HELP FOREIGN COMPANIES TO STILL GHANA AND TURN ROUND TO ACCUSE GHANA GOVERNMENT THAT,IS NOT WORKING.OH OH OH.GOD HELP GHANA POLICE SERVICE TO GET OUR MONIES BACK FOR US.

  • asante mboa 10 years ago

    Good job, guys!
    after the money is retrieved accounts should be made to the people of Ghana.
    Don`t be loud now that is affecting someone else. We need effective police system to hold everybody accountable irrespective of cl ...
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  • Adom 10 years ago

    These Companies and individuals should pay the Amount with interest.

  • Kwesi 10 years ago

    We do not need the CID's talk. We need their action. Pres. Mills even paid several surprise visits after Anas Aremeyaw Anas's investigative reports. What happened thereafter? It's a shame!

  • Ekuma 10 years ago

    The Police CID and the National Security know nothing. Is it today they have realised this nation wrecking deal ? Nonsense

    when some of us informed the National security of these dubious deals what did they do ? Nonsense ...
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  • MARCUS 10 years ago

    WHY DO GHANAIANS GO TO CHURCH AND MOSQUES ?

  • BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ. 10 years ago

    DEAR HON. NANA AKUFO ADDO AND THE READING PUBLIC OF GHANAWEB.COM,
    TO RESPECTFULLY REFER TO THE ABOVE RELATED SUBJECT-MATTER WHICH TOUCHES AND CONCERNS YOUR STATEMENT PUBLISHED ABOVE AND TO HUMBLY ASK YOU WHERE IS MY $10 MILL ...
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  • DOUGLAS USA 10 years ago

    Why do we continue to call our currency GHANA CEDIS. This term was used to differentiate the old cedis from the new ones and since the old cediS are out of circulation, we need to revert to just CEDIS instead of GHANA CEDIS B ...
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  • G. K. Berko 10 years ago

    It is appalling that such huge amounts of revenue were denied to the State's coffers. But is even worse and most shocking and unforgivable that an entity like USAID could be part of such egregious crime. There may be some ex ...
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  • SARPONG 10 years ago

    I believe USAID whose business in Ghana is providing aid to some agencies were made to believe they don't have to pay taxes on their goods meant for charities.

    You know how Ghanaian Officials are. They are reporting all ag ...
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  • Ekuma 10 years ago

    Shiaaa !! Do the Police, BNI, National Security and even the President , Parliament and the Judiciary have the BALLS to retrieve our money ? Shiaaa

    A nation of stupid thieves and useless collaborators and ignorant idiots ...
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  • G. K. Berko 10 years ago

    It is appalling that such huge amounts of revenue were denied to the State's coffers. But it is even worse and most shocking and unforgivable that an entity like USAID could be part of such egregious crime. There may be some ...
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  • mr Tina 10 years ago

    We can only praise government for this, if only justice is done to the culprit. This should be done as quickly as possible.

  • DENTEH 10 years ago

    Where are John Mahama's appointees in gov't involved in this rot from the ministry of communication for one and a host of others? Why are they leaving Mahama's boys in the ministries and depts. who make these activities happe ...
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  • TK 10 years ago

    what happened with the companies caught by Anas a few years back. What happened to those companies. was money every paid back by them. Why was that done very quietly and no public news on what happened after the expose.they m ...
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  • abbas 10 years ago

    what is happening in this country. open stealing like this and when they get caught all they have to do is pay what they stole. why then do you jail people for stealing goat and sheep. They should only return it. what nonsens ...
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  • We The People 10 years ago

    We are our worst enemies. The Customs and Excise officers as well as other governmental agencies not excluding the police are sometimes the worst enemies of our beloved country. Allowing goods to infiltrate our markets withou ...
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  • mohammed 10 years ago

    well done Mahama. extra money for you for developments

  • B.J 10 years ago

    Interesting! When people who don't know the Customs work are involved these are the kinds of propaganda report you will read. Who can clear goods from any warehouse now without proper documentations? The Govt should stop this ...
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  • Tough 10 years ago

    Yea. I hear they are begging the companies mentioned behind the scene to avoid being sued for publishing lies about them.

  • Zaga 10 years ago

    Kufuor should see how a country is governed. He was busy decorating himself with gold ornaments and selling national lands and government property like there is no tomorrow. Watch Mahama get into his stride. All the thieves w ...
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  • Zaga 10 years ago

    Ghana will prosper without these NPP thieves. Inspite of the cocaine and other huge scandals, Kufuor did noy arrest or prosecute one single person.

  • GHANAIAN OBSERVER 10 years ago

    WE HEAR SUCH INVESTIGATIONS ALL THE TIME BUT NO PROSECUTION, NO RESULTS. POLICE PERSONALS ARE CORRUPT TO THE BONES.

  • dade3ba 10 years ago

    yes America here,america there,America everywhere.USAID ?God is watching us all

  • Dhuruwah 10 years ago

    The government should invest in computers and move into the modern era. Before the shipment hits our shores all the relevant papers and duties due have been automatically set and payment only receivable by the State before a ...
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  • Paa Joe 10 years ago

    HOW CAN THE NATION PROGRESS, ADVANCE AND BE DEVELOPED WITH SUCH ANTI-ELEMENTS WHO WORK FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA.

    SHOULD PUBLIC SECTOR BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE AS CRIMINAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE COUNTRY.

    WE H ...
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  • Paa Joe 10 years ago

    GHANA PUBLIC OFFICERS ARE NOT GENUINE AND SINCERE.

    WHAT IS EVEN STRANGE IS,COMMON MESSENGERS, TYPISTS ARE ALL IMVOLVED IN THESE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES AT THE MINISTRIES, GOVERNMEMNT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES IN THE COUNTRY.
    ...
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  • CHARCOAL SELLER. 10 years ago

    You can't have one without the other!