The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested an Immigration officer, AICO1 Ahmed Abdul Samad, for his alleged involvement in the transportation of 2,600 live AK-47 ammunition seized in the Ashanti Region.
According to police sources, the suspect, a native of Nalerigu, is stationed at the Paga Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service.
During interrogation, AICO1 Ahmed Abdul Samad denied knowledge of the ammunition but disclosed that in June 2025 he was transferred from the Tema Regional Immigration Headquarters, where he served as a dispatch rider, to the Paga Sector Command.
He explained that during his relocation, he left behind his body armour plate and an old black long boot. On December 26, 2025, he reportedly contacted one Isaac, also an Immigration officer stationed at the Service’s headquarters in Accra, to send the items to him.
Police sources indicated that Isaac packaged the items together with a ballistic helmet, an electric diffuser, and a disco bulb, and sent them via an OA Bus with registration number GT 5771-18.
However, during a police stop and search operation at the Kantanso–Asankare Police Barrier in the Ashanti Region, police discovered 2,600 live AK-47 ammunition, and a bag hidden beneath the driver’s seat containing two bulletproof plates, a black crushed helmet, and a pair of long boots.
Police say investigations into the matter are still ongoing.
