Watch This BEFORE Taking A Drone To Ghana

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@ceecayrils4081 6 ай бұрын

WOW THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS. GHANA IS ALWAYS CONFISCATING PEOPLES ITEMS.

@swizzlebeatstv 6 ай бұрын

No probs. They can be very annoying indeed. Thanks for watching.

@Elipixelz 6 ай бұрын

this is aboslutely crazy. it is really sad what these customs do.

@swizzlebeatstv 6 ай бұрын

Oh Chale... Ridiculous and deliberate frustrations ooo. Just back and forth for nothing. These 2 departments really need to figure this properly as their methods are just not helpful. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@Elipixelz 6 ай бұрын

Yes they really need to work on their service delivery.Toi fly a drone in Ghana and all these bills and waste of time and energy. OMG. You welcome.

@atitsojoy7202 6 ай бұрын

that's Ghana 🇬🇭 for you corruption everywhere

@lcthompson8550 6 ай бұрын

What a nightmare! Thanks for raising this issue 👍🏿

@swizzlebeatstv 3 ай бұрын

My pleasure.

@StetaniaLE 6 ай бұрын

Such a big mess and all these because they are not well organised. Thanks God you get it back.

@ddiego10 6 ай бұрын

So shameful. This type of behaviour embarrasses us, yet no official checks it. Aside from customs, even the check-in staff try and make money, and then there's the airport security, ie clampers. All of them are out to extort money from passengers.

@swizzlebeatstv 6 ай бұрын

You raise some very good points here. The whole behaviour here needs some proper cleansing. 😂😂

@JoshConnectMedia 6 ай бұрын

I truly think they don't understand the drone industry , rules and regulations and they are making up their own as they go along. It's terrible to hear that for even a mini drone? Huh? Although we need to respect and understand each country's drone laws,, this one is a creative way of frustrating people coming in with their drones to fly safely as if they manufacture drones in Ghana. That amount of 3,500 ghs , if you had paid , and you are about to take your drone and on your way back to collect that amount (deposit), they will clearly delay you knowingly that your flight is at a certain time and for you to finally leave without getting the money. The excuse could be the cashier in charge is off duty, the machine to open the safe is down, the electricity to turn on the computer is out .. dude, you never know what these folks could come up with.

@swizzlebeatstv 6 ай бұрын

Exactly. I just wasn't prepared to take that chance on this occasion as it just seemed so dodgy. No official literature on this 'clearance charge' anywhere. Even the GCAA registration team hadn't heard of this. They need to sort this out with Ghana Customs otherwise people will just hide their drones and not bother registering in future which will be more lost revenue for them.

@mrtidkaoj Ай бұрын

There are too many thieves at our Airports and Harbours. SMH 🤦🏾‍♂️

@swizzlebeatstv Ай бұрын

@@mrtidkaoj I tell you bro.

@user-ub1mk8uz5z 6 ай бұрын

The Ghana Customs position on drones is very bad. They are not straight forward with their services. It seems they just want to frustrate people and make money off them.

@ceecayrils4081 6 ай бұрын

GHANA FROM THE OFFICIAL LAWS TO THE PEOPLE ON THE STREET EXTORTION IS THE NAME OF THE GAME

@swizzlebeatstv 6 ай бұрын

Such a shame. We have the potential to do so much better.

@gusmotorsports 6 ай бұрын

Ghana seizing the opportunity once again. Cha Ching! 🤑 No organization or official public documentation. Just straight to the point. 😂

@swizzlebeatstv 6 ай бұрын

Oh Chale. 🤣🤣🤣

@solomonoduro364 5 ай бұрын

Its a total mess in this country and rest of Africa. When will Africa ever be the place to be.

@swizzlebeatstv 5 ай бұрын

Oh Chale. We pray for better days ahead. 🙏🏾

@JoshConnectMedia 6 ай бұрын

Hahaha. Interesting . Perhaps they got spooked with the carrier case you were carrying, and when they opened it, they saw a baby drone mini 3 or mini 3 pro in it (it looks like or ). So perhaps they were wondering , what the heck is this dude carrying and coming to do? Well, a good insight as am a drone fanatic who flies the the new Air 3 and the Avata as well. So hopefully some day, I might drop back in Ghana and I got heads-up. But next time, please, don't , it's a mini drone, don't go all out too huge like that. I will wait to see your package for the Inspire 3.

@swizzlebeatstv 6 ай бұрын

The whole thing is is just soo bizarre. I normally always take a drone from the Dji phantom series days which were even much bigger. You are right, this was just a mini 3 pro taken for convenience. I'm still wondering what to do next time, but ideally I'd like the Ghana Customs Office to officially publish their position and charges (so it is clear what we are dealing with) before we arrive the country. I appreciate you watching and commenting bro. Cheers.

@JoshConnectMedia 6 ай бұрын

@@swizzlebeatstv No worries .. I will have to check the GCAA site as well and check the Ghana customs official site too. Then can ask more questions. Becos if the nation wants more tourists, the modern movement of tourism is all about being able to capture thrilling and captivating sceneries and if you will frustrate tourists coming in, how do thy achieve that. I've flown drones at different countries and their regulations are pretty clear and straight forward. Not confusing and intimidating. Hopefully , I can fly some drones and capture awesome scene in Ghana my fatherland. hehe.

@swizzlebeatstv 6 ай бұрын

@@JoshConnectMedia, Nice one. Please keep us posted on how you get on. Hopefully you'll have a easier time than I did. 🙏🏾 😃

@chriskevin2033 4 ай бұрын

Interesting. I would love to have an interview with you on this development so i can make a follow up on it. i am a journalist and would to probe this story further

@chriskevin2033 4 ай бұрын

please is my email address. can you send me a massage so we take this matter up?

@swizzlebeatstv 4 ай бұрын

@@chriskevin2033I can't quite see your email address bro. Are you able to repost?

@Ghamaican 14 күн бұрын

That’s so messed up

@swizzlebeatstv 14 күн бұрын

@@Ghamaican, You know... Unnecessary Faff.

@Mali-kd1zz 5 ай бұрын

I always palm £10 and a handshake with GRA officials followed by customary pretentious pleasantries. Duty on anything in Ghana is 100% of current replacement cost.

@swizzlebeatstv 5 ай бұрын

Lol

@Just4womenafrica 6 ай бұрын

This is crazy...

@swizzlebeatstv 6 ай бұрын

Sure is, sadly.

@Adventure-Time-With-Tom 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I'm planning to drive my campervan across Africa this year and take my drone so I'm currently trying to decide what to do for the countries that dislike drones. I will be entering by land. I'm definitely not planning to fly it in Ghana after finding this out. I was hoping it would be okay not registering if I didn't fly it but now that looks like that would mean I would have to hide it in my van which also feels risky. Any advice for me is appreciated. Is it a bad idea to just hide it and not fly too?

@swizzlebeatstv 5 ай бұрын

Hi Tom, thanks for watching and commenting. To be honest, if your main bags are not searched you'll be fine. I only ran into issues as I had mine as my hand luggage which was quite visible. I normally just put it in my suitcase and have no issues getting through. Once you're through, you can then decide if you want to register and fly it (if you want to) as that process should be much easier once you're clear of customs. If worse comes to worst, you can consider paying this 'clearance fee', as it is meant to be refundable when you leave the country. I just wasn't prepared to test this theory on that occasion, but I will on my next trip and make another video report on whether this definitely works or not. The other option you can consider now is applying for a permit through the GCAA before you arrive. I was recently contacted by a senior GCAA director who watched this video and says we can now apply for this via their website prior to arriving in the country, however I'm yet to test this theory as well, as I havent been back since. Once you're in the country, it is drone friendly, however the customs behaviour did not impress me at all. The 'drip feeding' of information on fees could have been handled much better but once you're aware of this in advance, you can be better prepared so any potential fees won't come as a shock and ruin your onward holiday experience. Hope that helps, or let me know if you need any further clarifications. Cheers.

@Adventure-Time-With-Tom 5 ай бұрын

@@swizzlebeatstv Thank you so much for your detailed response. I think things will be a bit different for me as I will driving in and leaving in my campervan. I will just hide the drone to avoid all this hassle and hope for the best. I can wait to fly the drone in the other African countries on my trip. Safe travels mate. 😀

@swizzlebeatstv 5 ай бұрын

No worries at all. Have a great adventure and I'll look forward to seeing it on your channel in the near future. 😃🍻