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Three convicted for defrauding trader of GH¢38,450 through fake MoMo transaction
The Assin Fosu District Court has convicted three young men for defrauding a 26-year-old trader of GH¢38,450 through a fraudulent electronic money transaction.
Police arrest four, intercept 118 bags of cocoa destined for Togo
The North East Regional Police Command has arrested four suspects and intercepted 118 bags of cocoa beans believed to have been destined for neighbouring Togo through the Bunkpurugu-Togo border.
Ghana Embassy in Washington allegedly generated $19.4m from visa, passport applicants
A forensic audit by the Auditor-General has uncovered what it describes as an elaborate scheme through which officials of Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, D.C., allegedly generated and shared about $19.4 million from visa and passport applicants between 2019 and 2025. The audit, which examined the operations of the embas...
Students warned against fake online jobs, scholarships as traffickers target young people
More than 3,000 students of Suhum Technical Secondary School (SUTESCO) in the Eastern Region have been sensitised to the growing threat of human trafficking and the increasing use of digital platforms by traffickers to target young people.
Three remanded for allegedly concealing 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. The accused persons are Gilano Jorgino Holwin, a Dutch security guard; Alhaji Iddrisu Haruna, a 56-year-old transporter; and John Mensah Sarbah, a 41-year-old clea...
Two arrested for concealing 118 bags of cocoa in truck carrying plantain
A multi-agency security team led by the Bunkpurugu Immigration Command has intercepted 118 bags of cocoa beans concealed beneath a load of plantains along the Bunkpurugu border road.
Four arrested for concealing 118 bags of cocoa in truck carrying plantains
A multi-agency security team led by the Bunkpurugu Immigration Command has intercepted 118 bags of cocoa beans concealed beneath a load of plantains along the Bunkpurugu border road.
Kwadaso MCE urges residents to partner with police in fight against rising crime
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Kwadaso Municipality, Eric Assibey, has called on residents to collaborate closely with the police to tackle the increasing spate of criminal activities in the municipality. Mr Assibey, who also chairs the municipality’s Security Council, appealed the official handing over of a mo...
112 suspects arrested, 55 put before court in Northern Region crime sweep
The Ghana Police Service in the Northern Region has arrested 112 suspects in a series of operations targeting drug peddling, drug use and prostitution. Northern Regional Police Commander, Wisdom Lavoe, disclosed this while addressing the media in Tamale. According to him, 55 of the suspects have already been put before...
Police arrest 112 suspects in Northern Region crime crackdown; 55 arraigned
The Ghana Police Service in the Northern Region has arrested 112 suspects in a series of operations targeting drug peddling, drug use and prostitution. Northern Regional Police Commander, Wisdom Lavoe, disclosed this while addressing the media in Tamale. According to him, 55 of the suspects have already been put before...
Police, Immigration arrest 12 foreign nationals in cyber fraud, trafficking crackdown
A joint security operation involving the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Immigration Service has resulted in the arrest of 12 Nigerian nationals suspected of being involved in organised cyber fraud and human trafficking activities.
Interior Minister orders IGP to probe and take disciplinary action over custody breach
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has directed the Inspector-General of Police to investigate the circumstances surrounding a breach of police custody involving an arrested person.