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Police nab 12 over highway attacks in Ashanti Region, recover weapons
The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has dismantled a highway robbery syndicate, arresting 12 suspects linked to a string of violent attacks across the region and beyond.
Two scrap dealers lynched at Ntensere over alleged child theft
Two scrap dealers have been lynched at Ntensere in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District following allegations of child theft, an incident local authorities say underscores the growing danger of mob justice in parts of the Ashanti Region. The Unit Committee Vice Chairperson for the area, Saramatu Zackaria, confirmed the...
Police arrest 14 suspected narcotic plant farmers at Daliga
The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested 14 persons for their alleged involvement in the cultivation and distribution of narcotic plants at Daliga in the Nabdam District.
Ecuador gang leader wanted for murder of presidential candidate arrested
A leading figure in one of Ecuador’s biggest drug-trafficking gangs has been arrested in Mexico City, officials say. Ángel Esteban Aguilar Morales – better known as Lobo Menor, or Little Wolf – was wanted in connection with the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in 2023, Ecuador’s interior minister...
11 face court for possession and use of illicit drugs in Tamale
Eleven individuals arrested in a recent police raid on narcotics trafficking in Tamale have been arraigned in court on Monday, March 18, facing charges of using and possessing illicit substances. The suspects, detained by the Regional Counter Terrorism Unit’s Special Operations Team, known as “Red Maria,” were charged...
Police probe suspected foul play after woman is found dead in Somanya
The Somanya District Police Command has launched investigations into the death of an unidentified woman whose decomposing body was found hanging from a tree in a bush at Brigade, a suburb of Somanya, with preliminary findings pointing to possible foul play. The body, believed to be that of a woman aged between 30 and 4...
Forklift operator in trouble over $100,000 worth of stolen raw materials
A forklift operator has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing bags of raw materials worth $100,000.
Woman convicted for impersonating police boss to defraud officer’s father
A 38-year-old woman, Sarah Wilson, also known as Mame Esi, has been convicted by the Assin Foso District Court for impersonating a senior police officer and defrauding the father of her late boyfriend. The convict used a voice-changing application to pose as a high-ranking police commander in a bid to extort money from...
Man, 27, arrested over TikTok video on death of Mion Lana
The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man over a provocative TikTok video about the death of the late Mion Lana, Abukari Mahama.
Nkwanta South: Death toll from Odomi attack now 4 as curfew takes effect
The death toll from the violent attack at Odomi in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region has risen to four, following the death of one of the injured victims at the hospital. The incident, which occurred on Friday, also left ten other people with gunshot wounds and has intensified tensions in the area, which...
27-year-old man arrested over provocative TikTok video on death of Mion Lana
The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Abdulai Mohammed Saani, over a provocative TikTok video related to the death of the late Mion Lana, Mahamaru Abdulai. The arrest followed the circulation of the video on social media, prompting the Regional Police Intelligence Department (PID), in col...
Three remanded over alleged concealment of 869 cocaine slabs in gari
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded three persons over the alleged concealment of 869 slabs of suspected cocaine in bags of gari and cassava powder in Tema.