The Afram Plains Divisional Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old blacksmith accused of manufacturing guns to criminals in the area to commit robbery.
The suspect identified as Philip Kpieladon, 46, was arrested at Maame krobo Community upon intelligence.
Police retrieved three(3) foreign-made pistols, two (2) locally made short guns, four (4) short gun barrels and four (4) gun buts.
Also, 3 AA cartridges, 5AA empty cartridges and three different types of blacksmith tools were retrieved.
The Suspect however told police he was repairing the weapons for their owners.
Afram Plains have been facing decades of robbery menace creating insecurity among commuters and residents.
There have been special operations recently under the direction of IGP George Akufo Dampare in which the suspects and their accomplices are being arrested.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
