The suspect
The Cantonments police in Accra have
arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly stealing an Uber vehicle from a driver
after drugging him.
Suspect Edward Sena, according to the
police, tampered with the drink of the driver which made him drowsy, paving way
for him to steal his vehicle, two Samsung mobile phones and cash of GH¢300.
With the help of a car tracking
device, suspect Sena was arrested from his hideout at Pokuase, near Amasaman.
Narrating the incident to DAILY GUIDE, the Accra Regional Police
Public Relations Officer, Deputy
Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, said on Saturday, December 14,
2019, at about 11:00 pm, the victim, in a state of drowsiness, visited the Cantonments Police Station Charge Office and
reported that someone hired his services
from Nkrumah Circle to Airport but when they got to Danquah Circle, the client invited him to have
a drink with him while they waited for a flight to arrive at the airport.
The victim said while they were waiting at Purple Pub, his client
served him a fruit juice.
He said after taking the drink, he lost consciousness but when he
regained consciousness, the client had stolen his vehicle, together with his
two Samsung phones and cash of GH¢300.
She revealed that since the vehicle had a tracking device, the
police tracked the vehicle to Pokuase and with the assistance of the police
information room and patrol teams, the vehicle was impounded and the suspect
arrested.
DSP Tenge continued that Sena, at the time of his arrest, had
changed the original registration number plate on the car and had fixed a fake
one.
When his apartment was searched, she said, the police recovered one
of the mobile phones of the victim in his possession.
The Accra Regional Police PRO said while in police custody, another
victim came to the station to identify him as the same suspect who stole his
car in a similarly fashion on May 10, 2019 at Nungua.
“We are calling on individuals who may have fallen victim to his
nefarious activities to report at their respective police stations or the
regional command for action,” she added.
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By Linda Tenyah-Ayettey
