The Surveillance Unit of the National Operations Department, in collaboration with the Ashanti North Regional Police Command, has foiled a planned robbery attack and recovered a cache of weapons linked to a notorious robbery syndicate.

Acting on intelligence, a police team on 2 June 2026 moved in on Ali Mohammed, a 23-year-old robbery suspect wanted in connection with the shooting and murder of Dominic Frimpong on the Akyiresu–Kwame Dwomo Sreso road in the Ahafo Region on 12 April 2026.

The suspect was also wanted in connection with two separate robbery attacks at Bosomkyekye on the Mampong–Ejura road in July 2025 and February 2026, one of which resulted in the death of a driver's mate.

During the operation at Kukuom in the Ahafo Region, the suspect engaged the police with an AK-47 rifle. He was, however, overpowered and sustained gunshot injuries.

He was subsequently taken to the Goaso Government Hospital for medical attention but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Items recovered from the suspect included one AK-47 rifle, one pump-action gun, two AK-47 magazines, nine rounds of ammunition, three mobile phones, a motorbike ignition key, a black face mask, four talismans, and a sack.

Police say efforts are ongoing to arrest other members of the syndicate, including suspects Omar Chad, Dauda Tahidu, Suley, and other accomplices who remain at large.