Immigration Service gets vehicle, fraud detection equipment from British High Commission

The Immigration Service has received a brand new Toyota Fortunner vehicle from the British High Commission (BHC) to aid the newly created specialized unit to combat visa fraud and related offences.

The vehicle was handed over to the service by the British High Commission’s Regional Capacity Building Manager, Mr. Alistair Rushton at a short presentation ceremony at the GIS National Headquarters in Accra.

Other items that were also donated to the GIS include, specialized laptops, fraud detection equipment, batons and handcuffs.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Rushton expressed the delight about the opportunity to contribute in building the capacity of Officers of GIS in intelligence gathering and investigations targeted at fake travel documents, illegal acquisition of visas, human smuggling and trafficking, and activities of organized crime group.

He noted that the High Commission has over the years organized capacity building programmes for Officers of the GIS.

“Recently, eight Officers have been trained to investigate organized crime,” he added.

Mr. Rushton who was accompanied by Emma Hardy, First Secretary and Regional Manager of Africa for Immigration Enforcement International, indicated that he was happy about the set skills that had been acquired by the Officers to combat organized crime.

“The Officers are highly skilled and very friendly, they can function and relate well with other sister security agencies, and I urge them to share intelligence with sister security agencies” he said.

The Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi expressed his appreciation to the British high Commission for the kind gesture and for building the capacity of officers of the specialized unit.

He said the Service was making strides in building the capacity of officers and equipping them with the necessary tools and logistics in the fight against organized crime.

“Eight Officers were identified and trained in digital forensic investigation, open source investigation, unarmed combat, document fraud detection and investigation into human smuggling and trafficking,” he noted.

The Immigration Service said it has improved on work efficiency and enhanced the image of the Service as well.

Mr. Takyi explained that recent developments on migration has made it a focal point of every country which he said required to be managed effectively to curb crimes.

“One aspect of managing migration effectively is training and continuous capacity building of our Officers,” he added.

He indicated that he was aware that the British High Commission was ready to put up an office accommodation at the Document Fraud Expertise Centre (DFEC) at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra for the specialized unit.

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