Man Arrested With AK 47 Rifle At Kodie

The Kodie District Police Command in the Afigya-Kwabre South on Wednesday night grabbed a man suspected to be on an armed robbery mission.

Martin Agyei, was arrested together with a taxi cab loaded with arms and ammunition at about 11:45 pm at the outskirts of Kodie.

A source who asked not to be named said the police retrieved an AK47 assault rifle with 23 live cartridges, a pistol, jack knife, military hat and other clothing, which were hidden in the doors of the taxi.

The source said Agyei was alone in the taxi, when the police patrol team stopped him.

He said upon a search, the police discovered the weapons concealed in one of the doors of the vehicle.

The police suspects that Agyei was on his way to Techiman in the Bono East Region for robbery activities.

The Ashanti Regional police command indicated that it had launched an investigation into the matter.

—GNA