MAN ARRESTED WITH ARMS

Arm smuggle on Boxing Day
Story: Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu, Sekondi
A man who managed to smuggled 30 pieces of locally manufactured pistol from Sinkansy in Togo through Ghana has been grabbed in his attempt to cross to Pillar 34 border in the Western Region to Cote d’ Ivoire.
According to the police, the suspect, Akwasi Kuma appeared at the Pillar 34 Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana entry point near Sefwi Yawmtwia and claimed he was visiting his brother in Cote d’Ivoire for Christmas celebrations.
They said the suspect was carrying spraying machine, a DVD player and traveling bag and went through the normal check for him to cross to the other side of the border.
The joint security force made up of the police, immigration and CEPS demanded to know the content of the bag he was carrying.
The police said Akwasi Kuma told security personnel that the bag contains his Christmas cloths.
Not satisfied with the claim, the police insisted he opened after an officer felt the bag and said the content was too hard to describe cloths.
Upon opening the bag, new 30 pieces of locally manufactured guns were discovered and when questioned, the suspect told the police that he brought from Togo through the Northern Region of the country.
The police source said when asked about his nationality, he said is a Dagati by birth but was borne and bread in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region.
Asked how he managed to pass through the various security checking until he was busted in Western Region at the verge of crossing to neighboring country he did not answer.
When contacted the Regional Police Command confirmed the story and said they had commence investigation to establish the facts and the origin of the suspect and the arms.
At the moment the suspect, Akwesi Kuma and the arms are currently been transferred from Sefwi Yawmetwia entry point to Western Regional Police Command in Sekondi for further interrogation.