Two Persons arrested for suspected money laundering at Tatale in the Northern Region
Twenty-Seven Million CFA which is equivalent to Two Hundred and Eighty-Three Thousand Ghana Cedis was found on the suspects and based on their decision to bribe the officers, they were arrested.
Joana Somiah 
Ghana Immigration Service on Wednesday 8th September 2021 intercepted two Burkina-be Nationals during routine patrol duty at Bitchabe, an unapproved route at Tatale in the Northern Region.
The suspects were carried by a Togolese "Okada riders" and on seeing the patrol's team, they ran into the bush. The officers chased and arrested them and after a search was conducted on them, Twenty-Seven Million CFA which is equivalent to Two Hundred and Eighty-Three Thousand Ghana Cedis was found on them.
Upon interrogation, they told disclosed having come from, Togo a town called Sokode and transitting to Abidjan (Cote D'Ivoire) for a visit.
They offered a bribe of Two Million CFA which is equivalent to Twenty Thousand Ghana Cedis but the officers declined the offer.
They indicated when questioned, that they were businessmen who buy rice from Ivory Coast to Togo. The two suspects, both males, who are 27 and 28 years respectively, are currently in custody pending further investigation.
The Ghana Immigration Service is, on this note, encouraging the good people of Ghana, particularly, those living along the borders to volunteer information on irregular migrants to curb various cross-border crimes.
Stephen Amoah, Northern Region
