The Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) has arrested two Nigerian nationals who attempted to post a box containing $400,000 worth in cocaine through the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC). The anti-drug agency in a statement on Thursday, February 23, 2023, identified the suspects as 33-year old Michael Emmanuel …
Read More »Former President Mugabe’s son arrested – report
A son of Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe is being held by police in the capital, Harare, on allegations of being involved in the destruction of cars during a party over the weekend, the government-owned Herald newspaper reports. Robert Mugabe Junior is likely to be charged with malicious damage to …
Read More »13 alleged National Security operatives arrested
Some 13 alleged National Security operatives have been arrested at Konongo in the Ashanti Region. The syndicate is said to have been illegally operating within the Asiwa enclave, extorting monies from small-scale miners. At around 12:00pm on Friday, the main Kumasi-Konongo high street was blocked by a police patrol team …
Read More »Man arrested for having Too ‘Many Wives’
Police in Perth have arrested a 48-year-old man for having more than one wife. A man has been jailed for having ‘too many wives’. Police say the man will have to go to court because he has two wives. People have said that he wasn’t divorced from his first wife …
Read More »Violence at NDC congress: Two more suspects arrested
The Police have arrested two more suspects wanted in connection with the violent disturbances that occurred during the NDC’s National Youth and Women’s Congress held on 10th December 2022, at Cape Coast in the Central Region. The suspects, Abdul-Fataw Adams and Hajj Dawda Hassan were arrested at Wenchi in the …
Read More »Man, 42, Arrested For Raping A Mad Woman
Laison Chitumbwi, 42, has been taken into custody on suspicion of raping his mentally ill neighbor. According to reports, the accused sneaks into the mad woman’s house whenever she is alone and rapes her. The accused’s arrest was confirmed by Investigator Luckmore Chakanza of the Harare Police Department, and the …
Read More »34 women arrested in Tema for prostitution
The Ghana Police Service has arrested at least 34 women in the Tema Metropolitan Assembly of the Greater Accra Region for engaging in prostitution. According to a report by myjoyonline.com, the arrests were made after complaints by residents of the metropolis about prostitutes parading their streets at night looking for clients. …
Read More »Two Nigerians arrested over $500,000 fraud in Canada
Two Nigerians, Gbemisola Akinrinade and Adebowale Adiatu, have been arrested by the Canadian police for allegedly enriching themselves with the proceeds from the sales of valid flight tickets to unsuspecting customers. According to Canada Today, the suspects fraudulently sold more than 250 airline tickets at a value of more than $500,000 in …
Read More »18-year-old girl arrested for wearing tempting miniskirt in public
An 18-year-old girl and her 32-year-old aunt were arrested in Lusaka, Zambia on Monday for the girl’s choice of clothing. The girl, who recently graduated with high marks, was arrested for wearing a miniskirt that allegedly caused several male police officers to become distracted and nearly led to a traffic …
Read More »Woman arrested for illegal meter installation; 20 fake metres seized
Police in Krobo have arrested a woman on a residential property for illegally replacing her meter. According to sources at angelonline.com.gh, officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana had installed a new prepaid meter in the home of the woman, but routine checks by officers uncovered that the culprit had …
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