Six women, believed to be Nigerians, who operated at nightclubs in Tamale, a wee peddler and others suspected of various nefarious crimes in the metropolis, were among those arrested.

Public Relations Officer of the Northern Regional Police Command, ASP Mohammed Yussif Tanko, who briefed the press about the arrest in Tamale on Wednesday, said investigations were still ongoing to process the suspects for court.

ASP Yussif Tanko said the swoop formed part of activities by the Regional Police Command to ensure that all kinds of criminal activities within the Tamale Metropolis were halted to protect lives and property during the Christmas festivities.

He noted that business activities were expected to increase as Christmas was approaching, adding that the rate of crime was also expected to rise as criminals looked to take advantage tofu the period to swindle and rob individuals of their property.

ASP Yussuf Tanko assured the general public of the full commitment of the Police to arrest all criminal elements and to curb all criminal activities in the Region to enable people embark on their legitimate activities.

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The Police say they retrieved 176 wraps of compressed dried leaves suspected to be cannabis.

The Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police, Inspector Gideon Boateng told Citi News the suspects are being processed for court.

He said the Regional Police Command has stepped up its effort in clamping down in illicit drug activities and has warned the general public to desist from engaging in the illegality.

“The Regional Command is giving a strong warning to the general public that anyone who will be caught to be engaged in such activity will be prosecuted,” he said.

He said, “at the moment, the cannabis is being taken to the Narcotics Control Board for examination.”

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Yaw Frimpong, 28, is facing a charge of possessing narcotic drug without lawful authority and had pleaded not guilty.

He was ordered by the court to make his next appearance on Thursday, May 11.

Police Chief Inspector Timothy Amoako told the court that the accused was arrested at Afrancho, near Kumasi, by officers of the Police Drug Enforcement Unit on December 18, 2015.

He was found carrying the dried leaves in a black polythene bag and was seized together with the leaves.

Frimpong, the prosecution said, told investigators that a man, nicknamed “No-fuck-am” was his source of supply but could not lead them to his place to arrest him.

Laboratory test has confirmed that the stuff was indeed marijuana.

The trial Judge asked the prosecution to speed up things for the case to begin since the Attorney-General had already given its advice.

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Kwame pleaded not guilty, but after trial, was found guilty by the court presided over by Mr Aboagye Tandoh.

He is to serve 15 years in prison with hard labour to serve as a deterrent to other young people who have resorted to cheap means of acquiring wealth.

In sentencing, the court said it took into consideration the convict’s plea for mitigation, the period spent in custody.

Earlier, the prosecution, Chief Superintendent of Police, Duuti Tuaruka, told the court that the complainants in the case were students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), but reside at Kasoa ,while Kwame is a fisherman who resides at Oshiyie, near Kokrobite in Accra.

He said on July 10, 2016, the two students visited the Oshiyie beach to have fun and while on their way back home, Kwame and two others attacked them.

“Armed with a beer bottle, they subjected the students to severe beatings and robbed them of their items and bolted,’’ he said.

The prosecution said they robbed them of two mobile phones worth GH¢400, one backpack worth GH¢25 and GH¢250 cash.

Chief Superintendent Tuaruka said the complainants raised an alarm and with the help of others at the beach, the convict was apprehended after a chase, but his accomplices managed to escape.

He was handed over to the police and during investigations; the three mobile phones and the purse were retrieved.
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He was arrested at a hotel in the Abuakwa South district of the Eastern Region upon a tip-off.

The suspect, according to residents have been molesting and extorting money from residents in and around Bunso junction.

Confirming the arrest to Citi News, the Kibi Municipal Police Commander DSP Mariam Osei-Adu, said the suspect arrived in the town some three months ago and told residents he was in to investigate a murder case.

DSP Osei-Adu added that the police was processing him for court.

“We got the information that the gentleman, in his early 30s was going around telling people that he is a CID officer. When he arrived at the place some three months ago and rented a place at Bunso. According to residents, he said he was a CID man and he was there purposely to investigate a murder case. I think the people in observing him clearly and from his conversation and actions, suspected that he was not a CID officer so they alerted the police. He is now in custody and we are preparing him for court.”

The police rely heavily on tip-offs and reports on suspicious characters within the community to bust imposters.

The police have struggled in the past few years to deal with persons who pose as military and police officers and molest citizens.

Some of these imposters also promise jobs and other essential services and abscond after receiving huge sums of money from their victims.

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The four, George Kwame, Emmanuel Assabieh, Lord Apetsi Kwasi and Evans Quaicoo, pleaded guilty to failing to renew road worthy certificates, failing to wear protective helmet, using uninsured motorbikes, using unregistered motorbikes, and using motorbikes without a license.

They would go to prison for three months in default of the fine.

The Court presided over by Mr. Abdul Majid Illiasu, also issued a Bench Warrant against six others who failed to appear before the Court.

Prosecuting, Police Sergeant Richard Amoah, said at about 0900 hours on Wednesday January 25 this year, the Half-Assini Police embarked on an operation to clamp down on Motorbikes which had invaded the area in recent times.

He said the operation resulted in the arrest of the accused persons.

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Emmanuel Akalu, 20, and Precious Kuufaar 23, are facing charges of conspiracy, unlawful entry and stealing.

There is also the added offence of possession of a locally-manufactured pistol without authority.

The duo, pleaded not guilty and were ordered to make their next appearance on Tuesday, December 27.

Their accomplice, whose name was only given as Zimbora is however on the run.

Police Inspector Benjamin Owusu-Agyemang told the court, presided over by Mrs. Mary Nsenkyire, that they broke into a room at Yenyanwoso, a suburb of Kumasi to steal the items on November 05, at about 0130 hours.

A witness in the case, raised the alarm and that attracted people in the neighbourhood, who helped to arrest one of them – Akalu.

The prosecution said a locally made pistol, a Samsung mobile phone and an 18-inch flat screen television were seized from him.

Kuufaar and Zimobora managed to slip through but the former was later tracked down to his Buokrom hideout where he was arrested.

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