By Thaimu T. Kamara
In a decisive move to crack down on cross-border smuggling and enhance national security, officers of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) stationed at the Gbalamuya Customs Post in Kambia District intercepted a 25-year-old Guinean national, Mohamed Jalloh, on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at approximately 11:00 AM.
Jalloh, who was driving a black Toyota Verso with registration number BC 1785, was en route from Conakry to Freetown when customs officers discovered a large quantity of suspected illegal substances and electronics concealed in his vehicle. The seized items include
- rosses of suspected Tramadol tablets, 9 packets
- of suspected Tramadol tablets, 9 cards of suspected Tramadol tablets
All of the drugs were hidden in two large, colorful locally made bags, popularly known as “Ghana Must Go. In addition, 135 assorted mobile phones were also found in the vehicle and subsequently confiscated.
The arrest is part of the NRA’s broader efforts to clamp down on the illicit trade and transportation of controlled substances, including Tramadol, Kush, and Cannabis Sativa, across the country’s borders—particularly at major transit points like Gbalamuya.
On Monday, July 28, 2025, at 2:00 PM, the suspect and the confiscated items were officially handed over to Detective/Sub-Inspector Ahmed T. Kebbie, the representative of the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) for the Northwest Region, based in Port Loko District. The handover ceremony was held at the Gbalamuya Customs Border Post and witnessed by the Local Unit Commander of the Kambia Police Division, Chief Superintendent of Police Mr. Bob Musa Nazlic Mansaray, as well as representatives from the Office of National Security (ONS), NRA personnel, and other key security stakeholders, investigations are currently ongoing.
Copyright –Published in Expo Times News on Monday,4th August 2025 (ExpoTimes News – Expo Media Group (expomediasl.com)
