A team of Ghana Navy personnel from Naval Base Nutekpor have seized 162, 25-litre gallons and 32, 200-litre barrels filled with fuel in an illegal bunkering operation.
The operations were conducted following an intelligence-led anti-illegal bunkering exercise along the Abeliakorpe and Atokukorpe landing beaches in Aflao, Volta Region.
The operations, which took place on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, from 0500 to 1340 hours, targeted several stash houses and makeshift structures, resulting in the discovery of the gallons of fuel.
In a related operation on Thursday, January 15, 2026, the Ghana Navy accosted seven modified, specially built canoes known as ‘Dendes’, suspected of illicit bunkering along the Keta-Denu-Aflao coastline in the Volta Region.
The seized canoes contained 378 empty barrels engineered for smuggling fuel at sea. The canoes were seized and towed to the Tema Harbour after the perpetrators fled upon spotting the Navy Ship.
The Ghana Navy, in a statement, has stated that it remains dedicated to its mission of securing the nation’s maritime domain and urges coastal communities to report suspicious activities, thereby protecting national security, marine biodiversity, and the sustainability of the country’s blue economy.
By Prince Fiifi Yorke