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Police recover more arms

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    Ghana's police has recorded new successes in their effort to retrieve illegal weapons currently in circulation with hauls at the residence of a senior customs official and an armoury, 'The Independent' newspaper reported on Thursday.

    Quoting police sources, the paper said the unnamed customs official had three AK 47 rifles and two other sophisticated weapons. All were licensed in his name, contrary to regulations, it added.

    Interior Minister Yakubu Alhassan had announced a nationwide exercise to recover illegal weapons on 5 February, in the wake of a rash of violent robberies. He gave owners of such weapons two weeks to turn them in or face stiff penalties.

    'The Independent' quoted official sources as saying large amounts of small arms were in circulation under the control of some members of the security forces.

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