3 Staff Arrested For “Stealing” Bolgatanga Regional Hospital Medicines In Bulk
Three suspects are in the grips of the police for stealing bulks of medicines from the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital in the Upper East region.
The suspects, all staff members, have been identified as Raymond Asoke (a driver), Noeyelle Bridget (Assistant Dispensary Officer) and Raheem Fasilat (Regional storekeeper).
Per a statement from the police, Asoke was the first to be arrested on August 4 after he was caught loading boxes of medicines from an unmarked house into a saloon car with registration No. GE 1532 -21.
“A search in the car led to the retrieval of Twelve (12) boxes of various medicines. The search was extended into the house where twenty-two (22) additional boxes containing various kinds of medicines were discovered and retrieved,” the statement added.
Subsequent investigation led to the arrest of the two other suspects who are said to have admitted to giving the boxes of medicines to the driver.
The Police say investigations are ongoing to identify other suspects and “establish what the suspects do with the medicines stolen from the hospital”, while, the three suspects remain in police custody pending arraignment in court.
