A coordinated intelligence-led operation by the Special Operations Assistant (SOA) to the Inspector-General of Police has dismantled a suspected robbery network operating in Akatsi and surrounding communities, leading to the arrest of three suspects and the recovery of a significant cache of weapons.
According to information shared on the Ghana Police Service’s official Facebook page, the targeted operation was triggered by a recent spate of robberies reported in the area. Acting on intelligence, the SOA team moved into Gavekope on 21 April 2026, where the first suspect, Enoch Adoglo, was arrested.
Subsequent intelligence-led follow-up operations led officers to the outskirts of the same community, where Cephas Aniwaa—a blacksmith alleged to have been manufacturing and supplying weapons to the criminal group—was picked up. A third suspect, identified as David Adzinu, was also arrested in connection with the network.
A search conducted on the suspects yielded what investigators describe as a substantial arms haul: seven single-barrel rifles, five locally manufactured pistols, one revolver, 64 rounds of ACP ammunition, 11 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, four rounds of 7.62 × 51 ammunition, as well as BB cartridges—four live and 18 spent. Officers also retrieved three mobile phones and a set of winding tools believed to be linked to weapons fabrication activities.
Police further disclosed that investigations have identified Mensah Kedzi as a key figure allegedly connected to a series of robberies, including one recorded on 3 April 2026. He is currently on the run, alongside other suspected accomplices, including an ex-convict identified as Akakpo and another suspect, Ageh.
Security agencies say efforts have been intensified to track down all remaining suspects and ensure that those in custody are processed for prosecution.
The development underscores growing concerns about locally manufactured firearms feeding into organised criminal activity in parts of the Volta Region, even as law enforcement agencies deepen intelligence-led operations to curb the trend.
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