Security personnel in Nkwanta in the Oti Region have intercepted a total of 1,000 rounds of ammunition during two separate intelligence-led operations conducted on Saturday, May 17, 2026.
According to a press release issued by the Ghana Police Service, the first operation involved a night patrol team that intercepted a 66-seater MGI bus with registration number AS 248-P at a security checkpoint in Nkwanta.
Police said a thorough search of the vehicle led to the retrieval of 750 live J/G cartridges concealed in a black polythene bag containing three brown boxes, each packed with 250 rounds of ammunition.
During preliminary interrogation, a suspect identified as Hudu Mahama, 53, who was serving as the driver’s mate, allegedly admitted ownership of the ammunition.
In a separate operation on the same day, a joint Police-Military team, while pursuing a suspect rider, retrieved a box containing 125 AA cartridges and 125 BB cartridges, bringing the total recovered in that operation to 250 rounds of ammunition.
Police said the box fell from the suspect’s motorbike during the chase, but the unidentified rider managed to escape.
Preliminary investigations later led to the arrest of another suspect, Christian Kwasi Alonise, 57, in connection with the second operation. The two suspects are currently in custody assisting with investigations.
Police added that the retrieved ammunition has been kept as evidence while efforts are ongoing to recover a second box allegedly carried away by the fleeing rider.
