Crime
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Man detained over illegal power connection in Tamale
The Tamale District Court 1 has sent a strong statement against the increasing issue of illegal power connections by sentencing Wahab Shiraz to six months in jail in hard labour without the option of…
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Narcotics Control Commission seizes $6m worth of cocaine at Kotoka, 2 British nationals apprehended
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), in collaboration with the UK National Crime Agency, has thwarted a major drug trafficking attempt at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. Acting on int…
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Resident of Ashaiman jailed 12 months for stealing laptop from man who offered him shelter
A 24-year-old man who stole the laptop of an artiste who offered him a place to sleep has been sentenced to 12 months in prison by an Accra Circuit Court. The HP-branded laptop he stole was valued at…
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12 persons apprehended for trying to smuggle 400 bags of cocoa beans in Kwahu South
Twelve (12) people are currently in police custody following an attempt to bribe personnel of the National Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Taskforce at Kwahu Adawso in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Easter…
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Ghana Police Service deploy personnel to Bole following reports of 3 unnatural deaths
The Ghana Police Service has deployed a team of experts to Bole and its environs in the Savannah Region to support the Regional Police Command to unravel three reported cases of unnatural deaths in t…
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2 retired soldiers, 9 others detained 252 years
Two retired soldiers and nine others who robbed a gold-buying company at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region have been sentenced to 252 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court.…
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Police apprehend suspect in Tamale for possession of firearms and ammunition
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect, Imarana Abdulai Gomda at Tamale in the Northern Region for possession of firearms and ammunition without lawful authority. The Police in a social medi…
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Caregiver detained 5 years for manslaughter
The High Court in Accra has sentenced a caregiver to five years in prison for manslaughter. Clara Yanyi-Ampah, a trained nurse, manhandled an 11-month-old infant in a school in Agbogba, near Accra, i…
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Mentally unstable’ sons set house ablaze at Abuakwa Manhyia resulting to the death of their mother
Two siblings believed to be mentally unstable, are in police custody after allegedly burning down their house in Abuakwa Manhyia, located in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti reg…
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[Kukuom registration centre disturbances] Police apprehends 1 suspect
One person has been arrested in connection with the disturbances that occurred at a limited voter registration centre in Kukuom in the Ahafo Region on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Supporters of the New Pa…