Two suspected criminals gunned down

09:02 - 07 December 2018

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The suspects, Kwetey Jacob, 24, and Toufic, 24, police say have been on their wanted list for sometime now.

Police have gunned

They are said to have been involved in several robberies in Tema, Ashaiman, Afienya and Mataheko areas in the Greater Accra Region.

They were said to be planning another robbery from their hideout at New York Atadeka when undercover police officers infiltrated their hideout where there was an exchange of fire between the police and the suspected robbers.

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But they were overpowered by the Police and were gunned down, news website mynewsgh reports.

Items retrieved from them include 5 mobile phones, 1 Samsung iPad and 1 locally manufactured gun, 1 Okapi knife, 2 BB live cartridges, a lighter, a black royal motorbike and cash of GHC 601.00.