{"id":337513,"date":"2017-07-19T06:35:10","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T06:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=337513"},"modified":"2017-07-19T06:35:10","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T06:35:10","slug":"over-100-motor-cyclists-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/over-100-motor-cyclists-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 100 motor cyclists arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ghana Police Service has arrested over 150 motor cyclists including four who were in possession of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.<\/p>\n
The arrests were in connection with its ongoing operation to check criminal incidents especially the use of unregistered motorbikes<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and vehicles.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”4IULLtEqDVTwmp6qPQXqSYNvZtsN1Ka0″]In a statement copied to citifmonline.com<\/strong>, the Police Service said its 4-hour operation on Monday, July 17 resulted in the impounding of 107 unregistered vehicles.<\/p>\n It said 149 unregistered motorbikes were also picked up in the operation which was conducted in various parts of Accra and Tema.<\/p>\n It however assured Ghanaians that \u201cthe Service will continue to protect and them as they go about their daily activities without fear.\u201d<\/p>\n Many Ghanaians have had a cause to\u00a0complain about the seeming state of insecurity in the country due to recent cases of violent crimes including broad daylight robberies.<\/p>\n Last week, two armed men on a motor bike shot and killed an officer while injuring another at Lapaz in Accra in in the afternoon.<\/p>\n