Tag: arrest
Akatsi Police arrest members of cattle rustling syndicates
Akatsi Police have arrested two suspected members of a cattle rustling syndicate and saved some of the animals.
The suspects, identified as Gariba Ali and...
Navalny’s arrest is effort to ‘silence’ him – Amnesty International
dpa/GNA - Russian dissident Alexei Navalny's detention upon arrival at a Moscow airport is "further evidence that Russian authorities are seeking to silence...
Here are some major crime/court headline stories for year 2020
Compiled by Joyce Danso, and edited by Edward Nana Asare, GNA
The following are some major crime/court stories for the year 2020 reported by...
Police arrest five supporters of NDC over rioting
Five persons believed to be members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are assisting the Accra Regional Police Command over an alleged rioting.
They are...
Ex-Zambian vice president dismisses report of arrest in DRC
Former Zambian Vice-President Nevers Mumba on Sunday denied reports that he has been arrested by authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on...
NDC Tema East demonstrates against arrest of parliamentary candidate
Scores of National Democratic Congress' (NDC) supporters on Tuesday early morning went on a massive demonstration in Tema Newtown against the arrest and detention...
S. Africa arrests 13 poachers
South African rangers have arrested a total of 13 suspected poachers in Cape Town last week, said South African National Parks (SANParks) on Tuesday.
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Police arrest 700 Ethiopians suspected of planning armed attacks
The Addis Ababa Police Commission (AAPC) on Monday disclosed 700 individuals have been arrested on suspicion of planning armed attacks in Ethiopia's capital.
In a...
Zimbabwean police arrest over 200,000 people for violating COVID-19 lockdown regulations
Zimbabwean police have so far arrested 224,037 people for violating COVID-19 lockdown regulations, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said Thursday.
Zimbabwe imposed a nationwide lockdown...
Arrest individuals caught dumping wastes into drains – Minister
Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, the Minister of Roads and Highways, on Wednesday said the Ministry would soon facilitate the arrest and prosecution of individuals caught...
Ethiopia arrests 14 suspected Islamic State, al-Shabab operatives
The Ethiopia National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) on Saturday disclosed it has arrested 14 suspected members of the extremist groups Islamic State...
Nigerian police arrest over 1,500 in nationwide crackdown on crime amid protests
Nigerian police said here Tuesday they have arrested over 1,500 people in a major nationwide operation against those suspected of looting government warehouses storing...
Tanzania police arrest opposition leaders for illegal protest plans
Tanzanian police have arrested several opposition politicians for allegedly planning illegal demonstrations after accusing the ruling party of rigging last month's general election.
Among those...
Police arrest three suspects in Alabar robbery incident
The Ashanti regional police command has arrested three suspects in the robbery attacks that occurred at Alabar, a popular business hub in Kumasi on...
Reports: Arrest warrant for Morales cancelled after win in Bolivia
A Bolivian court on Monday withdrew an arrest warrant for former president Evo Morales, eight days after his leftist MAS party took a landslide...
Police arrest six more suspected criminals in another plot against Agona West MP.
Six suspected criminals who allegedly made another assassination attempt on the life of Mrs Cynthia Morrison, Member of Parliament (MP) for Agona West are...
UN welcomes arrest of Libyan smuggler
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday welcomed the arrest of a Libyan human and fuel smuggler by Libya's UN-backed...
Court issues bench warrant for the arrest of an independent Parliamentary candidate
The Sefwi-Wiawso Magistrate court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Martin Bonye, an independent Parliamentary candidate for Sefwi-Wiawso constituency, his brother...
PMMC commends National Security for arresting gold smugglers
The Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) Limited has commended the National Security and other agencies for the arrest of four persons at the Kotoka...
Sound Socialisation process can fight corruption war-Panel
Panelists at the Ghana National Forum on Political Party Manifestos say the war against corruption in the country cannot be won not only through...
Hong Kong police arrest 9 for aiding fleeing protesters
Hong Kong police arrested nine people on Saturday suspected of assisting 12 protesters and activists who were arrested at sea as they attempted to...
Advise your followers to be law-abiding – Police urge party leaders
The Ghana Police Service has appealed to the various political party leaders to advise their activists and sympathizers to be law-abiding in their campaign...
Police arrest three GCFM demonstrators
The Police arrested three members of the Coalition of Aggrieved Gold Coast Fund Management (GCFM) now Black Shield Capital Management including its Secretary, when...
Sudan arrests 41 terrorists, seizes large amounts of explosives
Sudanese security forces have arrested 41 terrorism suspects and seized explosives that "could have blown up the entire capital," the public prosecutor and police...
NLA causes arrest of Lotto Fraudsters in Volta Region
The National Lottery Authority(NLA), in collaboration with the Volta Regional Police Command, has arrested four lotto fraudsters operating at Akatsi in the Volta Region.
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Morocco busts IS-linked cell, arrests 5
The Moroccan security services on Thursday bust a cell linked to the Islamic State (IS) militant group and arrested five of its members. ...
Kenyan police arrest poacher with 14 kg elephant tusks
Security officers in the northwestern Kenya town of Kitale on Thursday arrested a poacher in possession of 14 kilograms of elephant tusks with a...
Police discover drug, arrest 2 in Afghanistan northern Kunduz
The Counter-Narcotic Police in crackdown on drug smugglers captured two persons and found 14 kg drug including 8 kg heroin from their possessions...
Arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leader may lead to group collapse – experts
The outlawed Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood group is heading towards full disintegration after the recent arrest of its Acting Supreme Guide Mahmoud Ezzat and the...
Police arrest land guards at Danfa
The Abokobi District Police Command on Wednesday arrested eleven land guards at Danfa for terrorizing landowners in the area.
They are...