The Japanese South Regional Police Command has arrested ten (10) suspects and seized 9 (9) firearms in a collection of safety operations in Akwatia, Japanese Area, forward of the 2nd September by-election.
The retrieved weapons embrace eight (8) pump-action shotguns and one (1) domestically manufactured single-barrel gun, together with a number of rounds of dwell cartridges. In keeping with police, the operations type a part of efforts to forestall the illegal possession and use of firearms earlier than, throughout, and after the polls.
On twenty second August 2025, officers intercepted a car close to St Dominic Hospital, pushed by Bernard Kumi Ofosu. A search revealed a Tulpar double-barrel pump-action gun and ammunition. Though Ofosu offered a sound licence, he stays in custody helping investigations whereas the weapon undergoes verification.
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That very same day at Akwatia Y-Junction, police arrested Joshua Amenuku after discovering fifteen (15) dwell cartridges on him. A follow-up search at his residence uncovered an ADLER TULPA pump-action gun with extra ammunition.
Later within the night, a Toyota Hilux pick-up was stopped on the Boadua Livingstone checkpoint. Two (2) suspects, Enoch Asiedu and Lu Youyan, a Chinese language nationwide, had been detained after officers discovered 4 (4) dwell cartridges within the car. The ammunition was stated to belong to their employer, recognized solely as Mohammed, who’s presently being pursued by police.
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On twenty third August 2025, one other arrest was made on the similar checkpoint. Pieterson Joseph was discovered with an Adler Tulpar pump-action gun and forty-six (46) rounds of ammunition in his car, which he admitted proudly owning.
Later that day at Workers Village, Boadua, police intercepted a Toyota Tundra pick-up (registration WR 5535-13). A search uncovered three (3) pump-action shotguns: a Pardus, a Huglu Atroe, and one other yet-to-be-identified weapon. The motive force, Stephen Nkansah, claimed possession of two (2) and stated the third belonged to his chief. He stays in custody as investigations proceed.
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The Japanese South Regional Police Command has assured the general public that safety will stay tight earlier than, throughout, and after the Akwatia by-election.
