THE Tema Regional Police Command, in a joint operation with the military last Wednesday, arrested five land guards from the Adjei-Kojo, Gbetsile and Zenu enclaves, following complaints of harassment from residents and new developers.
Three motorbikes have been impounded and the police believe two of them which were unregistered, were used by the guards in their operations. The other one had a number plate bearing registration number GE 8620 Z.
One locally manufactured pistol, two machetes, a saw, a pair of large scissors and a military camouflage uniform were also retrieve from them.
A large quantity of leaves believed to be Indian hemp in plastic and cement paper bags were also seized from them.
The suspects are Louise Asare, 28; Kofi Salifu, 35; Abraham Kwetey Masimey, 25; Degbey Vedoh, 24; and Abdulai Sakibu, 24.
According to the Tema Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr Augustine Gyenning, the police had mounted a search for one T.T, whose name constantly came up in several criminal cases but had managed to escape arrest.
He has, therefore, appealed to the public to report his whereabouts to the police.
Mr Gyenning said based on over 18 complaints from residents and developers, the police, in conjunction with the military, went into the bushes with the aim of tracking down the terrorist gangs during which they found a kiosk mounted on a short wall hidden in the bush.
He said while the police and the military were surveying the area, the armed gangsters saw them from an outpost, which they had mounted to enable them to see any intruder in their territory.
Mr Gyenning said as the police and the military approached, the criminals fled into the bush but the five were arrested.
A search in the kiosk revealed the dangerous implements and the wrapped and bagged leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. The motorbikes were found hidden in the bush.
He said the structure serving as the criminals’ hideout had been burnt down.
Mr Gyenning cautioned chiefs who use people to harass developers to satisfy their litigious desires to desist from that.
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