The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects believed to be members of a robbery syndicate accused of terrorising parts of Obuasi in the region.
The arrests were carried out on February 15, 2026, during an intelligence-led operation at Mangoase near Pokukrom, where police officers raided several hideouts linked to the group.
The suspects have been identified as Aziz Abubakar, also known as Romeo, Faraway Amari, and Patient Asare.
They were apprehended in a coordinated exercise aimed at dismantling the criminal network.
During the operation, police retrieved a pump-action gun with ammunition, machetes, a bayonet, combat boots, one 9mm round, and cash amounting to GH¢20,000. The cash is suspected to be proceeds from robbery activities.
Preliminary investigations have further linked two of the suspects to the killing of three persons at Breme near Bechem in the Bono Region in March 2025.
Police say efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the gang and recover additional weapons believed to be in their possession.
