Police arrest 64 suspects, recover firearms in special operation at Achimota Mile 7 lounge

Police have arrested 64 suspects and recovered firearms and ammunition during a special operation at a lounge near Achimota Mile 7 in Accra.

The operation was conducted by the Office of the Special Operations Assistant to the Inspector-General of Police (SOA), in collaboration with the National SWAT, following complaints from residents about suspected criminal activities at the lounge and its surroundings.

The Police Service said the complaints included the open display and possible trading of firearms in the area.

During the operation, officers identified a blue, unregistered Acura vehicle with a pistol holster inside. The vehicle was impounded and taken to Police Headquarters for further investigation after no one at the scene claimed ownership of the holster.

One of the suspects, identified as Theophilus Ashon, allegedly presented himself as a police officer attached to CID Operations.

Police said checks established that Ashon was not a police officer. A search of him led to the recovery of a Smith & Wesson pistol loaded with six rounds of 9mm ammunition.

Further investigations led officers to Atico, where another suspect, Michael Emmanuel Kingsley Mills, was arrested.

A search of Mills' residence resulted in the recovery of three pump-action guns, four pistols, 62 AA and BB cartridges and 54 rounds of .40-calibre ammunition, along with other exhibits.

The 64 suspects remain in police custody assisting with investigations and are expected to be put before court.