The Ghana Police Service has announced the interception of more than 130 cartons of ammunition being trafficked out of the country through the Volta Region.
In a statement issued by its Public Affairs Unit for the Volta Region, the police said that the cartons of ammunition were intercepted at Tadzewu-Mitsrikasa in a public transport vehicle bound for Benin.
It stated that its officers found 60 cartons of AAA cartridges and 72 cartons of BB cartridges in the vehicle, which had passengers on board.
“On 18th April 2025 at 0330 hours, police personnel on duty at the Tadzewu-Mitsrikasa Police Barrier intercepted an Accra–Benin-bound Hyundai bus with registration number GR 8246-Q, with passengers on board. A routine search conducted in the vehicle uncovered 60 cartons of AAA cartridges (15,000 pieces of AAA) and 72 cartons of BB cartridges (18,000 pieces of BB), loaded in sacks and concealed under some luggage,” part of the statement read.
The police indicated that two suspects were arrested during the interception, but they have denied knowledge of the presence of the ammunition in the vehicle.
It said that initial investigations show that it was the co-driver of the vehicle who loaded the ammunition onto the truck.
“The driver of the vehicle, Abasou Fousseni, aged 45 years, and his co-driver, Salisu Jalilu, aged 38 years, were arrested for interrogation, but both denied knowledge of the illicit goods. However, police gathered information indicating that it was the co-driver who loaded the illicit goods into the vehicle,” it said.
The police added, “The driver of the vehicle was granted police enquiry bail to enable him to convey the passengers to their destination, while the co-driver was detained to assist with the investigation. He will be arraigned before the court on Tuesday, 22nd April 2025.”
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