{"id":457459,"date":"2025-12-31T04:54:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T04:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/31\/police-intercept-over-2000-rounds-of-ak-47-ammunition-bulletproof-vests-bound-for-walewale\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T04:54:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T04:54:38","slug":"police-intercept-over-2000-rounds-of-ak-47-ammunition-bulletproof-vests-bound-for-walewale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/31\/police-intercept-over-2000-rounds-of-ak-47-ammunition-bulletproof-vests-bound-for-walewale\/","title":{"rendered":"Police intercept over 2,000 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, bulletproof vests bound for Walewale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/573\/57361815.295.jpg\" alt=\"Two of the suspects and the items seized from them\" title=\"Two of the suspects and the items seized from them\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Two of the suspects and the items seized from them<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Ghana Police Service has reportedly intercepted thousands of rounds of ammunition heading for Walewale in the North East Region.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report by Asaase Radio, in addition to the over 2,000 rounds of bullets, the police also intercepted bulletproof vests and other items.<\/p>\n<p>The bullets and the other intercepted items were discovered in a vehicle heading for Walewale.<\/p>\n<p>Three people, including the driver of the vehicle, were arrested during the operation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAshanti Region police intercept Grandbird bus with 2,600 AK-47 rounds bound for Walewale; driver and two others arrested, with bulletproof vests and other gear seized,\u201d the media house wrote on X on December 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The post also contained a picture of the suspects and the items they were allegedly transporting illegally to Walewale, including the bullets and the vests.<\/p>\n<p>Police intercept over 130 cartons of ammunition being trafficked out of Ghana<\/p>\n<p>BAI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two of the suspects and the items seized from them The Ghana Police Service has reportedly intercepted thousands of rounds of ammunition heading for Walewale in the North East Region. 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