The Special Anti-Robbery Task Force team at Donkorkrom in the Eastern Region, in a joint operation with personnel from the Donkorkrom Division and District, have arrested 21 herdsmen for possessing firearms and other offensive weapons without lawful authority.
The suspects, aged between 20 and 51, were arrested at Donkorkrom on Saturday, August 28, 2021.
A search conducted on the 21 suspects led to the retrieval of 17 machetes, one foreign pistol, three locally manufactured pistols, four single-barrel shotguns, two daggers, 66 live AAA and 12 BB cartridges’, eleven 410 cartridges, ten 7.65mm ammunition and 19 mobile phones.
All suspects are currently in Police custody awaiting trail.
