ER:70-year-olds arrested for allegedly manufacturing weapons for criminals
According to the police, both suspects are professional blacksmiths and residents of Pakro near Adawso in the Akuapem North Municipality.
Two persons, Richard Kwame Asare, 76 and Kojo Tetteh, 74 have been arrested by the police in the Eastern Region for allegedly manufacturing and distributing locally made pistols to criminals.
According to the police, both suspects are professional blacksmiths and residents of Pakro near Adawso in the Akuapem North Municipality.
Police also said so far, they have retrieved six locally manufactured pistols and eight single barrel guns.
“The suspects will be charged for possession of firearms and put before the court to face the full rigors of the law. We are pursuing the persons who have benefited from this criminal venture,” DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, Eastern Regional Police PRO said.
Persons who have made purchases from the suspects are also being pursued, the DSP confirmed.
“Very soon, we will zero in on some of these persons who have benefited from this criminal venture, i.e, persons who have bought locally manufactured pistols and these types of guns from these persons.”
