170 suspected criminals arrested in anti-terrorism swoop

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A joint military and police team from Ghana and Togo has arrested over 170 suspected criminals in an anti-terrorism swoop along the Ghana-Togo border and some selected areas.

The exercise, dubbed the ‘Kondaulgou operation’ aimed at preventing terrorism, illegal resource extraction , drug trafficking, dealing in illicit arms, smuggling and other transnational crimes.

This was announced in a statement signed by the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah.

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Read full statement below: