Tema, Aug. 07, GNA - The Tema Police have arrested two suspects, Muntari Mohammed alias Maluru, 33, and Abdul Fatawu, 25, for dealing in illicit petroleum products.
A statement issued by the Tema Regional Public Affairs Unit of the Ghana Police Service and signed by Chief Inspector Yaw Nketia-Yeboah, head of the unit, said there had been illicit dealings in petroleum products at the Tema Oil Refinery area and other places in the Tema Municipality in recent times.
On August 5, police had information that there was an illicit dealing going on around the railway line, behind the Main Harbour Police station.
It said Superintendent Sam Kofi Tetteh led a team of policemen from Tema and Accra to the spot and recovered two surface tanks, 12 jerry cans filled with diesel and 35 empty jerry cans. It said Mohammed claimed ownership of the fuel and was arrested with one Abdul Fatawu who he claimed to be his assistant. The Tema Regional Police Command appealed to the general public to report to the Regional Command or a nearest police station anybody they found suspiciously dealing in or transporting petroleum products. 07 Aug 07
