CID launches special task force to curb stolen vehicle influx
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has launched a special intelligence-led task force to clamp down on vehicles stolen overseas and smuggled into Ghana, as part of a broader crackdown on organized transnational car theft syndicates. At a press briefing on August 4, 2025, CID Director-General COP Lydia Yaako Donkor underscored the urgency of the operation, revealing that criminal groups were routinely exploiting international car rental services—particularly in Canada—to rent luxury vehicles using fake or stolen identities, ship them abroad while the rental agreements remained valid, and then default on payments before cutting off contact with rental companies. So far, the task force has impounded six vehicles believed to have been rented fraudulently and shipped into Ghana. The seized models include four Toyota Tundras, one Toyota RAV4, and one Range Rover, all traced back to Canadian […]