Crime
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10 Chinese galamseyers, Ghanaian allies busted by agents from Jubilee House
Seven excavators and weapons were seized when a specialized intelligence unit at the Office of the President stormed an illegal mining concession in the Kwahu enclave. According to a 3news.com report…
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Male and female Ghanaian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
Two pilgrims who travelled to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage have died in the gulf country. According to the Director of Finance for the Ghana Hajj Board, Hamza Farouk, the two are the …
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[Kasoa teen killers] Case adjourned due to challenges in summoning jurors
An Accra High Court has adjourned to October 10, the case of the two teenagers allegedly involved in the murder of a 10-year-old boy at Kasoa in the Central Region in April 2021. The case was adjourn…
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Ghanaian-American faces 20-year jail-term, $500k fine for fraud in U.S.
A Ghanaian-American by the name of Kenneth Anim, aged 38, has been arrested and charged with matters relating to money laundering. According to indictments in the Southern District of Texas of the US…
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Suspected thief lynched at Krofrom CPC
A man in his 40s suspected to be a thief has been allegedly lynched at Krofrom CPC in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti region. The incident occurred on Sunday, July 24, 2022. He was chased and ly…
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Farmer jailed seven years for cultivating marijuana
Eric Adrah, a 45-year-old farmer has been sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawfully cultivating a narcotic plant. Adrah was handed a five-year imprisonment sentence and a fined of GH¢24,000 h…
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Man jailed 10 years for robbery
A Cape Coast Circuit Court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to a 10-year jail term in hard labour for robbing a businesswoman of her bag containing some personal effects. Christian Quansah, pleaded gu…
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2 handed 10 years in hard labour for theft
The Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced two thieves to five years imprisonment each, in hard labour. Albert Nii Ayi Quaye, 32, and Kelvin Kitorki, 24, denied conspiring to unlawfully enter the homes…
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Driver mate killed, driver injured as tipper truck somersaults at Asitey mountains
A driver’s mate has died with the driver seriously injured after they were involved in an accident on the Asitey mountains on the Odumase-Oterkporlu road in the Eastern Region. The accident occurred …
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GH¢17.5m ‘wee’ seized in Ho
A joint security operation has led to the interception of 17,522 slabs of cannabis with street value of GH¢17,522.000 at Ho in the Volta Region. The drugs with a total gross weight of 8,761 kilogramm…