The Central North Regional Police Command have arrested three suspects for robbery at Ntow-Krom near Sekyem in the Central Region.
The suspects were arrested on 25th June 2025, following intelligence that three unidentified young men had attacked a gold dealer at Sekyem.
In a statement, the Police said that the suspects fired shots at the victim, assaulted him and fled the scene on a motorbike.
A swift response from both the Assin Foso Division and the Assin Fosu District Police led to the arrest of the suspects at a snap checkpoint at Assin Nyankumase.
During the arrest, the suspects attempted to dispose of the firearm used in the robbery by throwing it into a nearby bush.
However, a search led to the retrieval of a pump-action gun, a spent cartridge, a machete, and one other pump-action gun.
The victim was sent to the hospital for medical attention.
The three suspects are currently in police custody assisting investigations and will be put before the court.
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