
Audio By Carbonatix
The Nsuta Circuit Court in Ashanti, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of two persons said to belong to a syndicate of fake currency printers operating in the country.John Karikari, 40 and Collins Dankwa, 45, were picked together with a device and papers for the alleged printing of the currency at Meduma, near Kumasi, on May 15, this year, when they attempted to print some currency to an informant who feigned interest in the deal.The Mampong Police who effected the arrest charged them with pocessing papers and implement for printing currency notes. They were however granted an enquiry bail of ¢40 million with surety each and were detained in police custody for three days.They should have appeared before the court on Thursday, but failed to do so prompting the presiding judge, Utter Paul Dery, to grant the request of Chief Inspector Armah, the prosecutor, to issue the bench warrant.The facts of the case could not be given but the Mampong Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superin-tendent Augustine Gyening, told the Times that when the suspects were arrested, they operated the machine and ¢100,000 in ¢10,000 notes were allegedly printed and that the money would be sent to the Bank of Ghana for verification.According to him, they had trailed the suspects through the informant for some months until the last encounter at Meduma where they were arrested.He stressed that the police are also trying to establish whether they had any link with the three persons who were arrested when they attempted positioning ¢220 million in ¢20,000 and ¢10,000 notes at the Kumasi branch of the Bank of Ghana on May 14.The three, Yakubu Guruma, Prince Gyan and Jibril Tanko have been remanded by a Kumasi Circuit Court in police custody for two weeks.Source: The Ghanaian Times
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Omanhene Kwabena Asante accuses GIADEC CEO of discrimination in mining concessions
42 minutes -
Majority of Ghanaian importers lack awareness of cargo insurance – Gyampo
47 minutes -
GJA Ashanti applauds Asantehene for securing land for new press centre
51 minutes -
Ghana to benefit from France’s National health platform following Paris talks
1 hour -
Due process must prevail in Ofori-Atta’s immigration and extradition cases – Lawyer
1 hour -
Oil palm fund will create coherent ecosystem, boost supply—DBG CEO
1 hour -
Police arrest man for illegal drug peddling at Pankrono
1 hour -
Industry collaboration key to solving skills mismatch – NYA CEO Osman Ayariga
1 hour -
Ghana, Egypt deepen security ties following high-level meeting
2 hours -
Every neurodivergent child deserves to thrive – AWARE 2026 walk set for North Legon
2 hours -
Ghana-Russia Centre, ATF donate to Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital
2 hours -
NPP increases polling station coverage per election committee from 10 to 25
2 hours -
Ghana card cannot be used for financial transactions – NIA debunks false reports
2 hours -
Successful conviction secured for illegal fish processing operation in Watford
2 hours -
Bowen: Ceasefire means respite for civilians, but it might not last long
2 hours