General News of Thursday, 24 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• More than 100 pieces of pistols have been intercepted by Istanbul police• This comes after the police acted on a tip-off• The suspect has been arrested for attempting to smuggle pistols into GhanaIstanbul police have arrested a 37-year-old Ghanaian national for attempting to smuggle 17 pistols into Ghana. Istanbul authorities said the suspect was already indicted in Ghana for arms smuggling. According to him, his previous shipment to Ghana landed him in trouble which is still pending after it was found that some of his shipment contained firearms as well. “I was here when I received a call that one of my shipment contained guns and I denied knowledge of it because there are names written on the packages," he added. Narrating how he discovered that his latest shipment contained several firearms, Gabon said, “I was here three days ago when I received a package from a man I will keep anonymous.

Source: GhanaWeb June 24, 2021 15:33 UTC