Wanderlust Ghana Expedition Club has suspended its 30,000-kilometer Accra-Cape Town Cross-Country Overland Expedition after two of its vehicles were flagged by Interpol as stolen.
The vehicles, a 2016 Lexus RX 350 and a 2018 Toyota Tacoma, were identified as stolen from Canada in 2019 and 2022, respectively.
This discovery was made when the team entered the Republic of the Congo.
The flagged vehicles have been handed over to authorities in the Republic of the Congo, with law enforcement agencies in Canada and Ghana also notified.
The team’s remaining vehicle, a Ford F150 Raptor, has been shipped back to Ghana.
Wanderlust Ghana stated that the flagged vehicles were purchased in Accra after conducting due diligence, including Carfax verifications, which showed clean results at the time of purchase.
The organization has pledged full cooperation with ongoing investigations and plans to pursue legal action against the sellers of the vehicles.
It also highlighted the broader issue of stolen vehicles from North America entering Ghana’s market and announced plans to collaborate with U.S. and Canadian diplomatic missions to raise public awareness and address the influx of stolen vehicles.
Despite the setback, Wanderlust Ghana celebrated the achievements of the expedition, which covered 28,811 kilometers across 28 countries in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, promoting Ghana’s tourism potential.
The club is acquiring new vehicles to complete the journey and plans to undertake more expeditions in the future.
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