Man, 32, held over arms

Page 31: Daily Graphic, March 16, 2010.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THE police have arrested a 32-year-old physically challenged person, Moses Zametsi, for the illegal manufacture and supply of arms to suspected armed robbers.
Two locally made pistols were retrieved from the suspect’s house at Abor in the Volta Region last Friday.
He is currently in custody at the Accra Regional Police Command pending further investigations.
The Accra Regional Crime Officer, Superintendent Frank Adu-Fati, told newsmen in Accra yesterday that the police had information that the suspect was one of the manufacturers and suppliers of locally made pistols to suspected criminals.
He said investigations revealed that the suspect manufactured bangles but often manufactured the pistols on demand.
He said after a series of surveillance, the police swooped on Zametsi’s residence last Friday, March 12, 2010 and retrieved the two pistols.
Upon interrogation, he said, the suspect claimed he was not making enough sales from the sale of the bangles, hence his decision to manufacture the pistols on demand.
Supt Adu-Fati said investigations were still ongoing.