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Police arrest suspect for unlawful possession of suspected drugs
The National Highway Patrol Unit of the Ghana Police Service on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, arrested Christopher Partey for unlawful possession of 40 parcels of a substance suspected to be narcotic drugs.
The team intercepted a Ford Transit bus with registration number AS 524-16 near the outskirts of Ayikuma township while on routine patrol along the Accra–Somanya corridor.
A search of the vehicle revealed 40 tightly wrapped parcels concealed in a fertilizer sack in the vehicle’s boot.
Upon interrogation, Christopher Partey, a passenger on board, admitted ownership of the items.
The exhibits retrieved have been handed over to the Drug Law Enforcement Unit at the Police Headquarters for further investigation.
The suspect is currently in police custody, assisting investigations and will be put before the court.
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Police arrest five suspects for robbery at Dompom in Western Region
The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested five suspects for armed robbery at a mining site at Dompim in the Western Region.
Preliminary investigations established that five armed men attacked the mining site, robbing workers of gold concentrate amidst gunfire.
One of the suspects, Akwasi Abban, was arrested at the scene by workers at the site while the others escaped.
Suspect Akwasi Abban admitted to the robbery and mentioned the site foreman, Ebenezer Soore, as the person who provided information to the robbery syndicate.
Suspect Soore was subsequently arrested.
Three of the accomplices, Elijah Arthur alias Possible, Elisha Arthur alias Skonzy, and David Agyarko alias Big Man, were later arrested on June 2, 2025.
All the suspects have since been put before court and remanded into prison custody.
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Breaking : Fire engulfs multiple wooden structures at Tema Heavy Industrial area
A fire is currently raging through multiple wooden structures behind Ferro Fabrik Ltd in the Tema Heavy Industrial Area.
Seven (7) fire tenders have been deployed to the fire scene by the Ghana Fire Service, with senior officers including the Regional Commander, Operations Officer, and District Commanders on-site to coordinate and supervise firefighting operations.
Rigorous firefighting is underway to bring the situation under control.
More details soon.
