The Police have arrested twelve people who are involved in a series of carjacking, robbery and murder incidents across three regions of the country.
The 12 are members of an organized crime syndicate
In a statement signed by Director of Public Affairs, Grace Ansah-Akrofi, the arrests follow a sustained, intelligence-led operation by a special police team which mounted surveillance on the activities of the gang between July 2022 and January 2023 in the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Eastern Regions.
The suspects, Prince Opuni, Kwabena Kyei Barfour, Jeffrey Dwomoh alias Jeff, Clifford Opoku alias Spider, Samuel Adom, William Ansah, Bernard Adu Gyamfi, Anthony Tawiah alias Wizzy, Andrew Kwame Owusu, Musah Sulley, Yaw Acheampong, Charles Lotherford, operate with guns in attacking their victims, take over their cars, which they then sell to others.
According to investigations made into the activities of the syndicates, it was revealed that suspect Jeffery Dwomoh, shot and killed one of his victims, during one of the carjacking expeditions at Brofoyedru near Ahenema Kokoben.
“During the operation, the police recovered ten (10) vehicles, believed to have been snatched by the gang from their victims. The police also retrieved two foreign pistols, one revolver with ten (10) rounds of 38 special ammunition and a Rugger foreign pistol with eleven (11) rounds of 9mm ammunition, together with a cash sum of Ten Thousand and Ten Ghana Cedis (GHC10,010.00)”.
All twelve (12) suspects are in police custody and efforts are underway to arrest one other suspect who, police have reason to believe, facilitates double vehicle documentation for the syndicate.
Police say they are in touch with most of the victims who are assisting the investigation and efforts are underway to contact the remaining victims.
