Cartridges destined for Upper East intercepted

Page 40: July 1, 2008.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THE Accra Regional Police Command has intercepted 2,987 pieces of cartridges at the Konkomba Market in Accra.
The cartridges, which had been removed from their original boxes, were concealed in sacks and were said to be bound for the Upper East Region.
No arrest has, however, been made, although officials of the Konkomba Market branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) were assisting the police in investigations.
The Accra Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Kwaku Ayesu Opare-Addo, told newsmen yesterday that the seizure followed a tip-off.
He said before the police could get to the scene, the owners of the cartridges had allegedly bolted.
DCOP Opare-Addo said the owners were allegedly bringing the cartridges in pieces but had not yet booked the cartridges for any particular vehicle.
He, therefore, appealed to members of the public to help the police with information that would lead to the arrest of the owners of the cartridges.
DCOP Opare-Addo said each box of a cartridge contained 25 pieces but because the owners wanted to outwit the police, the cartridges were removed from the boxes and put in sacks.