Ghana police arrest 192 suspects in anti-crime operations
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Ghanaian police arrested 192 suspects during operations conducted from 2 to 29 October in several parts of the country, with suspected drugs, firearms and ammunition seized. An operation in Teshie led to 102 arrests, including eight suspects handed over to the specialised narcotics unit, according to police.
Ghanaian police arrested 192 suspects between 2 and 29 October during anti-crime operations conducted in several parts of the country by its special operations team, according to the Ghana Police Service. The officers seized substances suspected to be narcotics, firearms, ammunition and other exhibits.
In Teshie, 102 people, including 93 men and nine women, were arrested on 22 October. Eight suspects described as major narcotics dealers were handed over to the unit responsible for combating narcotics for further investigations, according to police. In Lapaz and Chantan, 41 people were arrested on 15 October, while eight suspects were arrested at Okaishie Drug Lane on 9 October, where tramadol, Rohypnol and codeine-containing medicines were recovered.
In Odawna, police surveillance led to the arrest of Richard Polo, a 52-year-old businessman, at a location where products suspected to be cocaine and other narcotics were found. Operations conducted on 28 and 29 October in Fadama and Shukura also led to the arrests of Douglas Kobby, 47, and Habib Yakubu, according to police.
The series of arrests follows the arrest on 28 October of a man found in possession of 37 packets of cannabis by Ghanaian police. It follows an earlier operation that led to the arrest of eight suspects in Accra for drug trafficking on 15 October.
