Police arrest six suspected members of armed robbery syndicate in Ashanti Region
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- Police in Ghana’s Ashanti Region arrested six people suspected of being members or associates of an organized armed robbery syndicate.
- The Anti-Armed Robbery Unit carried out the arrests in Kumasi in August 2026 during intelligence-led operations targeting armed robbery and other violent crimes.
Police in Ghana’s Ashanti Region have arrested six people suspected of belonging to or associating with an organized armed robbery syndicate operating in the region.
The arrests were made in Kumasi in August 2026 by the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit. Police said the operation relied on intelligence and targeted the disruption of armed robbery and other violent crimes in Ashanti Region.
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