JOINT SECURITY NAB 95 SUSPECTED CRIMINALS (PAGE 29)

The Tema Regional Police Command, with support from the Police Headquarters and National Security, has rounded up 95 suspected criminals from their hideouts in the Tema metropolis.
They included a 25-year-old woman, Adam Damatta, who allegedly supplied the criminals with hard drugs including Indian hemp gin (bitters).
When she was arrested the combined team found 32 wrapped pieces of Indian hemp and four bottles of hemp bitters in her possession.
The police seized quantities of Indian hemp and substances suspected to be cocaine, a pistol, bicycles and motorbikes during the operation.
The Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) John Kudalor, said as part of the Police Administration's programme to weed out wrongdoers from the system, the Tema Police in collaboration with the Police Headquarters and National Security organised the swoop last Saturday and Sunday through the Tema township, Sakumono, Ashaiman, Adjei Kojo, and Tema New Town.
He said though some of the suspected criminals were able to escape arrest after abandoning their bicycles and motorbikes, the police was able to apprehend the 95 from different areas before they could flee.
DCOP Kudalor expressed happiness that two robbers who had escaped arrest three months ago were among those apprehended.
He said the security patrol team encountered the two, Aminu Moro, 27 years, and Numo Holy, 22, on the motorway but when the police attempted to search them, Moro swerved them and got away in a standby taxi with a bag suspected to contain ammunition.
DCOP Kudalor said when Holy was put before court, he denied all charges and was, therefore, discharged for lack of evidence.
He said this time the two accomplices robbed a woman who had returned from the bank after withdrawing some money meant for her workers.
DCOP Kudalor said they were not lucky this time and they were arrested during the operation and the police retrieved a pistol from them.
He said the police now had compelling evidence against the suspects so they would screen the culprits and those found to be culpable would be prosecuted.
DCOP Kudalor said the police would continue to make their presence felt in the communities to ensure that criminals got reformed or were arrested.
He appealed to people who withdrew money from the banks to be wary of the movements of criminals around the premises of financial institutions.
DCOP Kudalor said the patrols would continue to safeguard life and property in the metropolis and called on residents to report all suspicious movements for prompt attention in order to reduce crime in the society.