The Ashanti Regional Police Command have revealed that Marcus Adjei aka ‘Yaw Adjei’, 33, and Akwesi Gyamfi aka ‘Prince Gyanfi’ aka Prince ‘Acquah’ alias ‘Excoba’, 36, have been remanded into custody for car snatching.

The Regional Police Commander, COP Mr. Kwasi Mensah Duku during a press conference at the Regional Police Command on Thursday, September 4, 20202 addressed that, “the Obuasi Divisional Police Command on Monday 24th August 2020 arrested two (2) suspected members of a car snatching syndicate on the Kumasi- New Edubiase highways after they had succeeded in snatching a taxi cab from its driver.

He continued that the suspects “hired the services of a taxi driver in charge of a Yellow and Wine Toyota Corolla Taxi Cab with registration number WR 144-17. On reaching new Atetem at the outskirt of Adansi Asokwa-bodwesamgo road, they attacked the driver at knifepoint and sprayed powdered pepper into his eyes and snatched the taxi cab from him and bolted with it.

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“Luck, however, eluded them when the vehicle was intercepted by Police Officers on duty at a Police checkpoint at Adansi Kokotintin around 11:45 pm on same day.

He made known that “the taxicab is impounded at the Obuasi Divisional Police headquarters for further investigation.”