The Herald has obtained a situation report detailing the arrests of three persons suspected to be members of a fake gold and money syndicate by the Police at Adjen Kotoku in the Ga West Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region, on Easter Saturday, April 16, 2022.
They have since been handed over to the Regional Headquarters for investigations.
Three suspects namely Seidu Samyaley 28, Samuel Yormekpe 42 and Nicholas Atsidokpo Kade- 40 were arrested in an attempt to escape in an Ash Toyota Corolla vehicle with registration number GW 3409- 19 at Atorkope.
The police, during a raid, retrieved the body of a male who is believed to have fallen victim to the syndicate.
The body, yet to be identified, was covered with a trip of sand at a gated plot of land near Adjen Kotoku Onion Market, which had two single rooms built on it and roofed.
A search in the rooms led to the retrieval of 8 large metallic boxes and 15 small metallic boxes containing fake GHC 200,100, 50 notes and 100 USA dollars notes wrapped together with white papers in bundles.
One Money printing machine and pieces of gold like metals suspected to be fake gold, were also retrieved from the rooms.
The team extended enquiries to the back of the two rooms and found a trip of heaped sand and based on suspicion a payloader machine was engaged leading to location and retrieval of the body, believed to be in his forties.
Below is the situation
Amasaman Division (.)
Adjen Kotoku District Sitrep(.)
Conspiracy, Murder and Possessing Fake Currency Notes(.)
Adjen Kotoku (.)
On 16/04/2022 at about 0600 hours the Adjen Kotoku District Police Command led Supol Mr. Benjamin Dokurugu picked an intelligence to the effect that a male adult believed to have fallen victim of a suspected fake money doubling syndicate has been murdered and covered with a trip of sand at a location near Adjen Kotoku onion Market.
Based on the Intel, the Kotoku Police quickly mobilised and raided the scene at a gated plot of land that has two single rooms built on it and roofed.
Prior to the raid, three suspects namely Seidu Samyaley 28, Samuel Yormekpe 42 and Nicholas Atsidokpo Kade- 40 were arrested in an attempt to escape in an Ash Toyota Corolla vehicle with registration number GW 3409- 19 at Atorkope.
The team fired and deflated two tires of the said vehicle.
The keys to the said gated compound was retrieved from suspect Seidu Sam Yalley.
C/ Supol Mr. Joseph Oppong Greater Accra Regional Crime Officer and C/Supol Mr, Francis Somian of the Amasaman Divisional Police Commander arrived at the scene with supporting teams to assist in breaking into the two rooms.
A search in the rooms led to the retrieval 8 large metallic boxes and 15 small metallic boxes containing fake GHC 200,100, 50 notes and 100 USA dollars notes wrapped together with white papers in bundles.
One Money printing machine and pieces gold like metals suspected to be fake gold from the rooms.
The team extended enquiries to the back of the two rooms and found a trip of heaped sand and based on suspicion a payloader machine was engaged to relocate the heaped sand for investigations.
In the course of doing so, the body of a male adult believed to be in his forties was exhumed dead. The crime scene management team were called to the scene to assist investigations.
Upon inspection, the whole body of the deceased has peeled off.
Photographs were taken after which it was conveyed to Police hospital morgue for preservation awaiting identification and autopsy.
The three suspects have been taken to the Regional Headquarters for investigations.
The retrieved exhibits together with the Toyota Corolla vehicle are in the custody of Kotoku Police to be sent to Regional Headquarters later. Regional CID, Accra in charge case.
