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Police arrest 24 suspects in an intelligence-led operation in the Ashanti Region

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Operations Team (SOT), in collaboration with the Ashanti Regional Police Command, has arrested 24...

Illegal lottery activities cost Ghana over GH¢1bn annually – NLA

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has raised concerns about revenue losses from illegal lottery operations in Ghana, estimating that the...

Police intercept 50,000 rounds of ammunition in Upper West

The Upper West Regional Police Command has intercepted a commercial vehicle transporting 50,000 rounds of ammunition through an unapproved route...

Police arrest suspected drug peddlers, seize large quantities of narcotics in Kumasi operations

The Ghana Police Service has arrested several suspected drug peddlers and recovered substantial quantities of suspected narcotic substances during a...

Police arrest suspect in murder of University of Cape Coast student

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 39-year-old suspect, Michael Mensah, in connection with the murder of a student of...

Health Ministry commends police for arrest of alleged recruitment fraudster

The Ministry of Health has commended the Ghana Police Service for the arrest and ongoing prosecution of Isaac Adu Gyamfi,...

Police arrest teacher over alleged assault of female student in viral video

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested a teacher of Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School, Eric Buernortey Apaflo, in connection...

Nurse allegedly assaulted at Ashaiman polyclinic after enforcing visiting hours

A nurse at the Community 22 Polyclinic in Ashaiman was allegedly assaulted by a patient's relative after asking visitors to...

Police arrest 80 suspects in an anti-crime operation across the Upper East Region

The Upper East Regional Police Command, with support from the Inspector-General of Police's Special Operations Team, has arrested 80 suspects...

Nigerians deported from Saudi Arabia produce Ghana passports

Interior Minister Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka has warned Ghanaians against helping foreigners obtain national identification documents and illegally enter the country through...