Border Guard Unit

The Border Guard Unit (acronym: BGU) is a national security and paramilitary unit of the Customs Excise and Preventive Service Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority and the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).

Established in October 1964, BGU's primary role is to guard Ghana's international borders during peacetime and prevent trans-border crime.

The BGU acted as customs agents examining passengers and baggage aboard ships and aircraft.

BGU designs and implements effective strategies and programmes to facilitate the movement of people across Ghana's international borders.

[3] Some of the major BGU operational activities include maintaining traffic checkpoints and security checkpoints along highways (Ghana Road Network) leading from border areas, conducting snap checks and anti-smuggling within Ghana.

Sergeant Major and Chief Warrant Officer Dickson Owusu; the current Director-general of the BGU (Border Guard Unit)