Regional News of Saturday, 14 March 2026Source: GNAA police officer with the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) of the Central North Regional Police Command has sustained a gunshot wound during an operation targeting a suspected goat robbery syndicate in the Assin South District of the Central Region. In the process, an officer from the PID unit sustained a gunshot wound to the knee, allegedly fired by the fleeing suspects. Of the 28 animals recovered, 13 pregnant goats and one male sheep died due to the way they were transported. The recovered animals have been kept at the ranch of the Assin Fosu Municipal Assembly as investigations continued. The two vehicles used by the suspects have also been impounded and are currently at the Central North Regional Police Headquarters.

Source: GhanaWeb March 15, 2026 00:39 UTC