Seven suspects arrested in Eastern Region over car theft

Seven suspects were arrested following a sting operation by the Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team (CVET) of the Ghana Police Service in the Eastern Region. The operation led to the arrest of seven key suspects at a hideout and the retrieval of three luxury vehicles, including an unregistered blue Hyundai Elantra and two Hyundai Sonatas. The operational breakthrough began when a distressed car owner lodged a formal complaint with the police regarding the theft of an unregistered blue Hyundai Elantra at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region on Monday, May 25, 2026.

The CVET tracked the electronic signature of the stolen vehicle to a specific, high-walled compound located within the Roman Down residential enclave at Asamankese, also in the Eastern Region. A heavily armed joint tactical team was deployed to surround the property and stormed the hideout. The seven arrested individuals have been identified as Acheampong Otuo Kofi alias Levels, age 28, Kpachen Ebenezer, age 26, Fianko Isaac also known as Yaw, age 35, Besah Elizabeth, age 24, David Kudalor, age 28, Enoch Acheampong, age 38, and Solomon Odei, age 35.

All seven suspects are currently in police custody assisting with ongoing investigations, while the three high-value vehicles have been officially impounded by the police. Detectives are working to trace the origin of the other retrieved vehicles. Preliminary police interrogations have hinted that the syndicate has deep networks reaching into the capital, where stolen luxury cars are quickly fitted with fake license plates and sold to unsuspecting buyers.