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Company based in China donates assorted food supplement to Ghana Police Service
Tianshi (Tiens) Health Group, Ghana, a subsidiary of the China-based Tiens Group has donated assorted food supplement worth $15,000 to the Ghana Police Service at a short ceremony in Accra on Monday.
The donation, made up of natural health products, included 30 boxes of calcium 1, 30 boxes of calcium 2, 20 boxes of children calcium, 96 boxes of antilipemic tea, 25 boxes of beneficial, 25 boxes of cordyceps, 25 boxes of spirulina, 240 boxes of zinc, 35 boxes of chitosan and 288 boxes of orecare toothpaste.
The Managing Director, Lynn Zhang, who presented the items on behalf of the company, was accompanied by the International Trainee and Advisory Board Member, UK, Mr Ibrahim K. Asante.
Speaking at the event, Mr Asante said the gesture formed part of their activities to show love to the Ghana Police Service as the company mark Tiens Love Day, which is celebrated every year.
He said, the products were meant to help boost the immune system of personnel of the Ghana Police Service in discharging their duties to protect lives and properties as the country battles with COVID-19.
Mr Asante said the presentation was in line with the company’s corporate social responsibility to promote national development.
Director-General Welfare of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, who received the items on behalf of the police administration, commended Tiens Ghana for its kind gesture, and assured that the products would be used for the intended purpose.
“As law enforcers, at the forefront of fighting coronavirus, it is necessary for us to use some of these food supplements to boost our immune system, to enable us to get the needed energy for the task ahead,” she said.
COP Addo-Danquah said the Ghana Police Service had put strategies in place for their officers to be properly clothed against the pandemic, and also conscientise them about the deadly disease.
“We have a medical team that is going round to educate our personnel so that they will know how to reduce their own vulnerability because, if they are safe, they would be in a better position to take care of the citizens of this country,” she added.
BY VIVIAN ARTHUR
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Upper West Regional Police Command secures conviction against notorious robbers
The Upper West Regional Police Command is pleased to announce the conviction and sentencing of Abdulai Ibrahim alias Baba, 34 (Driver Mate) and Abdulai Kipo, 36 (Butcher), for their involvement in conspiracy to commit crimes to wit robbery and robbery.
The duo were found guilty and sentenced to 28 and 18 years imprisonment in Hard Labour, respectively.
The accused persons were implicated in a series of robberies across the Napogbakole, Danko, SSNIT, and Konta areas of the Wa Municipality.
Their arrest and conviction were made possible through intelligence-led investigations and meticulous gathering of evidence by the Regional Police Intelligence Directorate.
The conviction and sentencing were carried out at the Wa Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Jonathan Avoogo.
The court’s verdict underscores the Command’s commitment to ensuring justice and safety in the region.
The Upper West Regional Police Command reaffirms its determination to make the region safe for peaceful coexistence and will continue to work tirelessly to combat crime and protect its residents.
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Police arrest two suspects for possession of suspected narcotic substance at Ayi Mensah
The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects for possession of eleven (11) large compressed sacks of a substance suspected to be narcotics at Ayi Mensah in the Greater Accra Region.
The suspects, Mathew Narkotey and Augustine Teye, were arrested by a team from the National Operations Department (NOD) on June 7, 2025 during routine patrols. The suspects were onboard a Mazda pick-up truck with registration number GT 3490-P when a search uncovered the suspected narcotic substance concealed in the vehicle.
The vehicle and the suspected substances have been impounded and are currently secured at the Joint Operations Centre for evidential purposes.
Both suspects are in police custody assisting with investigations, while efforts are underway to arrest one Martey, named by the suspects as the intended recipient of the consignment.
