NDC, police seize 17 boxes of gold at KIA The Ghana Police Service intercepted 17 boxes of gold alleged to have been prepared for illegal transport to Dubai.
According to multiple reports, on December 17, 2024, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the police, together with some aggrieved members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), seized the said boxes of gold at the Aviance Kotoka International Airport.
Gold kept at police headquarters for safekeeping The police, along with the NDC team, escorted the gold boxes to the Regional Police Headquarters in Greater Accra.
Bank of Ghana takes custody of alleged gold smuggling According to a UTV news report on December 18, 2024, the authorities of the Ghana Police Service, together with the NDC team on December 18, 2024, met the leadership of the Bank of Ghana to hand over the boxes of gold for safekeeping pending further investigations. "It was some NDC members who claimed to have intercepted 17 boxes of gold, so the gold was handed over to the police at the headquarters. "The following day, the NDC members came to inspect the gold boxes and confirmed that the number given to the police for safekeeping was accurate.