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Police arrest 16 at Gbane mining site, seize 4 guns and 209 cartridges
Police arrest 16 suspects, recover 209 live cartridges at Gbane mining site Police and military personnel have arrested 16 suspects and recovered two pump-action guns, 209 live cartridges and suspected narcotic substances during separate security operations at the Gbane mining site in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region.
In a separate operation, personnel from the 11 Mechanised Battalion arrested six additional suspects and recovered two pump-action guns and 105 live AA cartridges.
The operations, conducted on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, involved personnel from the National Police Intelligence Directorate, the Upper East Regional Police Intelligence Directorate, the Special Operations Team, known as Black Cobra, the Tongo District Police Command and the military’s 11 Mechanised Battalion.
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