Police Arrest Three Persons For Stealing Boxes Of Medicine At Bolgatanga Regional Hospital

The Ghana Police Service have arrested three suspects for stealing items from the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital.

The suspects, Raymond Asoke, 36 years old, Noeyelle Bridget, 33 years old and Raheem Fasilat, 48 years old, were arrested on Friday for stealing some boxes of medicine at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital.

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Suspect Raymond Asoke, a driver at the Regional hospital Bolgatanga was arrested on 4th August, 2023 when he was monitored loading boxes of medicines from a certain unmarked house into a saloon car with registration No. GE 1532 -21. This then created suspicion and an immediate action was taken by the authorities.

A search in the car led to the retrieval of Twelve (12) boxes of various medicines. The search was extended into the house where twenty-two (22) additional boxes containing various kinds of medicines were discovered and retrieved.

Further investigation led to the arrest of suspect Noeyelle Bridget, the Assistant Dispensary Officer at the hospital’s pharmacy and suspect Raheem Fasilat, the Regional store keeper at the Regional hospital who has admitted to giving the boxes of medicines to the driver.

All three suspects are currently in custody and will be put before court to face justice.

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According to the Ghana Police Service, it is conducting investigations to identify and arrest any other accomplices as well to establish what the suspects do with the medicines stolen from the hospital.

Any person who is caught in the act of stealing from either the government or from any private entity will be put to jail.

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We will follow this case closely and bring you all the details as and when it drops. More soon.