Ghana Police intercepts GH₵20m worth of fake GTP fabric
The Special Operations Team of the Inspector General of Police has intercepted counterfeit wax prints from Nigeria with imitated designs of Tex Styles Ghana Limited, producers of GTP fabrics. This follows a tip off received by the special team. The product, mainly wax prints from Nigeria was smuggled into the country without paying the required […]
Ghanaian police have intercepted a shipment of counterfeit wax prints, worth approximately GH₵20 million, originating from Nigeria. The Special Operations Team of the Inspector General of Police intercepted the goods after receiving a tip-off. These wax prints, which imitate the designs of Tex Styles Ghana Limited, are smuggled into Ghana without paying the necessary taxes to the state.
The operation is part of an anti-counterfeit campaign by Ghanaian textile manufacturers and the Ghana Police. Schandorf Nii Obodai, Environmental Sustainability Manager at Tex Styles Ghana, revealed that the seized textiles, including those in a truckload, are estimated to be worth GH₵20 million. He emphasized that such smuggling undermines local businesses and affects the tax collection efforts of the state.
Obodai further warned that the proliferation of fake wax prints contributes to the decline of local textile companies in Ghana, leading to job losses for citizens. He added that GTP, a Ghanaian textile manufacturer, does not have factories in Nigeria or any other African countries. Therefore, any GTP fabrics produced on the continent, apart from Ghana, are counterfeit and illegal.
The Ghana Police's Intelligence Unit has taken over the investigation to apprehend the culprits involved in this illegal activity.
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