12 Suspects In Police Grips For Possession of Weapons

Twelve suspects have found themselves on the wrong side of the law after they were caught transporting 598 cartons of BB cartridges at Nsakye near Nsawam in the Eastern Region.

The arrest was carried out by personnel of the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) during an intelligence-led operation on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

A first batch of twelve, including Emmanuel Tsornyake, the driver of the DAF articulated truck with registration number EN 792-19; Ofori Jumbo; Paul Darko; Charles Laryea; Theophilus Laryea; and George Teye, were arrested while loading 317 cartons of live cartridges and 281 empty cartons inside their truck.

Three others, namely Noah Tretsu, Eric Danquah, and Billy Gamati, were also arrested for their suspected involvement.

Further investigations led to the arrest of Ebenezer Okyere, who mentioned Samuel Kwadjo Baffoe as the owner of the cartridges.

“Suspect Baffoe was later arrested at Amasaman, where he identified one Gloria Bartels as his supplier. He further disclosed that he supplied ammunition to two Nigerians, identified as Tony and Chika, for export to Nigeria.”

All twelve suspects are currently in police custody, assisting investigations and being processed for court.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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