{"id":212994,"date":"2016-05-09T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=212994"},"modified":"2016-05-09T16:00:44","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T16:00:44","slug":"shop-owner-arrested-for-stocking-pepper-spray-shockers-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=212994","title":{"rendered":"Shop owner arrested for stocking pepper spray, shockers [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ashanti Regional Police Command over the weekend arrested 49-year old Kojo Afrifa, whose electrical shop was stocked with offensive weapons.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander, ACP Ampofo Duku,\u00a0said they visited\u00a0the shop located opposite the Mampong Anglican Church upon a tip off\u00a0 May 6.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_213003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-213003\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-213003\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/explosive-at-shop-7.jpg\" alt=\"Shop owner\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-213003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shop owner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said the shop owner, Kojo Afrifa, led the police to search the shop following which seventy-seven (77) pieces of 800 type self-defensive flashlights with shockers, fifty (50) pieces of American style nato super-paralisant pepper spray, twenty-nine (29) pieces of lachrymater ejector GA577-2005 pepper spray, and twenty (20) pieces of 2012 night flashlight with shocker were retrieved.<\/p>\n<p>According to the police, the trader did not possess the license to deal in those items, and has thus breached the law.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-213002 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/explosive-at-shop-6.jpg\" alt=\"explosive at shop (6)\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ACP Ampofo Duku while addressing the media, said the suspect will be sent to Accra for further investigations after which he will be sent to court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are sending him together with the exhibits to Accra for further investigation, analysis and report to the general public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-213000 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/explosive-at-shop-4.jpg\" alt=\"explosive at shop (4)\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He also urged the public to feed the police with any information of people who use or deal in such weapons.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-212998 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/explosive-at-shop-2.jpg\" alt=\"explosive at shop (2)\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anybody knows anyone who also deals in such items, we&#8217;ll be more than happy to get such information, and we&#8217;ll follow up with the necessary action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-212997 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/explosive-at-shop-1.jpg\" alt=\"explosive at shop (1)\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Lauretta Timah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ashanti Regional Police Command over the weekend arrested 49-year old Kojo Afrifa, whose electrical shop was stocked with offensive weapons. The Deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander, ACP Ampofo Duku,\u00a0said they visited\u00a0the shop located opposite the Mampong Anglican Church upon a tip off\u00a0 May 6. 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