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Suspect arrested in Ghana with three guns and cannabis

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Volta North Regional Police arrested Saviour Dzadze, 31, after alleged death threats and the discovery of three firearms, ammunition and substances suspected to be cannabis. He was arrested on 14 October at Kpando Circuit Court in Ghana, following a complaint filed on 8 October, police said, according to the Ghanaian Times.

The Volta North Regional Police Command in Ghana arrested 31-year-old Saviour Dzadze on suspicion of making threats with a firearm, possessing unlicensed weapons and cultivating cannabis, the Ghanaian Times reports. A search of his home led to the seizure of three guns — an AK-47 assault rifle, a pump-action shotgun and a locally made single-barrel gun — as well as ten cartridges and substances suspected to be cannabis.

The arrest followed a complaint filed on 8 October 2026 by Dzodzi Kofi Kpakpamikpe, who says the suspect threatened him with a firearm. Regional police spokesperson Inspector Felix Kwao said the investigation also concerned the suspected cultivation of cannabis.

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