Police crack down on wanted robbery gang in Ashanti region; Three suspects arrested
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested three suspected members of a robbery gang believed to have been operating in parts of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region.
According to police, the arrests were made on 15 February 2026 during an intelligence-led operation at Mangoase near Pokukrom. Officers conducted coordinated raids on several suspected hideouts linked to the group.
The suspects — Aziz Abubakar, also known as Romeo, Faraway Amari, and Patient Asare — were apprehended during the operation.
Police say items retrieved from the suspects include a pump-action gun with ammunition, machetes, a bayonet, combat boots, one 9mm round of ammunition, and cash amounting to GH¢20,000. The money is suspected to be proceeds from criminal activities.
Preliminary investigations h...