THE security agencies have been urged to extend assistance to hotels to combat crime and protect the numerous guests who patronise the facilities, some residents of Tema have advocated.
They were of the view that some “crooked business tycoons” would want to use the hotels as their haven to operate in various illegal activities, noting that the management of the hotels would be able to locate such people.
The Daily Graphic was finding out the role of hotels in the fight against crime and the impact of police swoops on criminals in their hideouts.
It was gathered that hotels, especially obscurely located ones, were possible areas where leads to solve crimes could be got because many suspects were known to seek refuge in such hotels.
The police in Tema have, in recent times, swooped on the hideouts and dens of drug peddlers and made many arrests of suspect who were found with quantities of dried leaves and white substances suspected to be hard drugs. The police also, occasionally, found locally manufactured pistols.
Those interviewed claimed that the Tema Police must also trace the hideouts of robbers who raped, killed and looted personal property because their actions might be the result of indulgence in hard drugs.
Others commented on the springing up of drinking spots which could not be classified as hotels, bars or restaurants but were allegedly operated with only registered members and patronised by a certain class of people, adding that at those places alcoholic beverages were sold at double the real cost to prevent non members from going there.
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Hello everybody! please need information is there are on the Tema road to Togo any big bus accidents since 13th of july till 18 july 2008? How happen no any information about this.
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