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NACOB destroys 50,000 kilos of cannabis estimated at GH₵50 million
This is a huge blow to traffickers and peddlers of illegal substances
Obuasi airstrip under siege as galamsey returns days after security operation
Illegal miners have expanded their operations to the vicinity of the Obuasi Airstrip, leaving the area scarred by deep pits and polluted water bodies despite recent security operations aimed at driving them away. Heavy machinery was operating around the airstrip this week as miners continued excavating for gold, with r...
Kumasi-based beautician allegedly beaten to death by boyfriend secured space for Accra branch 3 days before death
It has emerged that a 33-year-old popular beautician who was allegedly beaten to death by her businessman boyfriend had secured a space in Accra as part of the expansion of her cosmetic business. The family says Sally Benson paid for accommodation closer to a space she identified for her cosmetics business in Accra at...
Three of six escapees rearrested as police intensify hunt for remaining suspects
The Accra Regional Police Command has confirmed that three out of six inmates who escaped from police custody in Accra have been rearrested following what officials describe as swift and coordinated police action, while efforts remain ongoing to apprehend the remaining three suspects still at large.
Suspected armed robber dies from gunshot wound after snatching a taxi at La
A suspected armed robber has died following a taxi hijacking incident at La in Accra that left a taxi driver traumatised and triggered a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the suspect's death.
3 arrested in Bolgatanga for trafficking girls into prostitution
The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in Bolgatanga over their alleged involvement in a human trafficking operation that reportedly forced young women into prostitution at Gbane in the Talensi District.
Man allegedly lynched over GH¢4,800 theft accusation at Sabon Zongo
A 27-year-old man, Yussif Zakari, has died after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of residents at Sabon Zongo in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region over accusations of theft. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, July 19, 2026, after Zakari and another suspect, identified as Baaba...
Panic as body of 67-year-old woman is stolen from Adevukope cemetery
Johnson Dotsey Mensah, the Assembly Member for the Adevukope Electoral Area in the Ketu North Municipality, has reported a suspected grave robbery at the Weta Police Station on June 10.
Farmer arrested over fatal shooting of suspected yam thief in Oti region
The Dambai Divisional Police Command has arrested Kwabena Badam, a 35-year-old farmer, following the fatal shooting of a man suspected of attempting to steal yams from a farm at Abongo No. 1 in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region.
Court threatens to throw out Mamprobi Hospital baby theft case over delayed disclosures
An Accra Circuit Court has warned it will be forced to throw out the high-profile Mamprobi Hospital baby theft case if the prosecution fails to file its disclosures without further delay. The court, sitting at the Police Headquarters, issued the warning after Chief Inspector Opoku Aniagyei, who is leading the prosecuti...
Police launch manhunt after fatal attack on mobile money vendor at Gomoa Dominase Market
The Central East Regional Police Command has begun a full-scale manhunt for a gang of armed robbers who shot and killed a mobile money vendor during a violent attack at the Gomoa Dominase Onion Market in the Central Region.
42-year-old man jailed 10 years for defiling 7-year-old boy in Wa
The Wa High Court has sentenced a 42-year-old man, Elyasu Kunateh, to 10 years’ imprisonment in hard labour for the defilement of a seven-year-old boy in Wa in the Upper West Region.