Ellembelle: Missing excavator retrieved; DCE, 3 others arrested

The Police through days of intelligence operations yesterday 6th September 2022 retrieved one of the excavators that were reported missing from Ellembelle.

A team of operations and intelligence officers working day and night discovered the missing excavator several kilometers into a forest within the Ellembelle District.

“While the team of police officers was escorting the excavator to Takoradi, at the Axim Junction, the DCE of Ellembelle, Mr. Kwasi Bonzo organized and led some thugs to attack the police and obstruct the operation. The DCE and three others were therefore arrested accordingly,” a statement from the Police said.

“Investigation continues to recover the other excavator and arrest all those behind it to face justice,” the statement added.