Ten suspects have been arrested in a swoop conducted by the Dansoman Police.
The suspects were Emmanuel Gaisie, 42; Ali Mukailah, 30, Ernest Yarao, 27; Samuel Adjetey Adjei, 32; Ibrahim Alhassan, 27; Nana Pokuah Piasah, 30; Issaka Bandalo, 33; Ibrahim Yaya, 22; Musah Bassey 19; Ebenezer Kofi Sekyi and Richard Quayeson, 26.
The exercise, which took place on Saturday, June 9 at about 8:00am, according to the police, would be investigated for a number of crime-related activities which had bedevilled the Dansoman community.
Briefing the press in Accra yesterday, the Accra Regional Commander, DCOP Patrick Timbillah, said Dansoman had experienced residential robberies, street robberies (pick pocketing) and drug-related violence.
According to him, most of the suspects were found with dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.
“They will be screened and those who are involved in any of these crimes will be investigated and arraigned before court as soon as practicable,” he said.
In another development, a 30-year-old, Nana Kofi, has also been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing a Mitsubishi Pajero.
The suspect was said to have drove the vehicle with registration number GT 6964-10 from the Aska Company Limited at Airport area at about 9am without the consent of anyone.
DCOP Timbillah explained that the police had information from the security guard on duty at the company that someone had entered the yard and drove away the said vehicle.
He said the patrol team “Stopper 3” chased the vehicle and arrested Kofi, who was assisting police in investigations.
Meanwhile, DCOP Timbillah said the suspect would be put before court soon.
He stated that fighting crime was a shared responsibility in the world and not the preserve of the police.
He asked for the support of the public to volunteer credible and relevant information to the police to fight crime and its related activities.
“We caution everybody to be security conscious so that crime can be averted in our community,” he added.
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