- Two suspects arrested with suspected human blood in Ghana
- Suspects charged with unlawful possession of human parts/blood
- Police investigate, with one more suspect still at large
Two individuals have been arrested by a team of officers from the National Highway Police Patrol for the unlawful possession of a consignment believed to be human blood, without proper authorization.
The suspects, 34-year-old teacher Winnie Agbofoatsi Kwesi and 38-year-old contractor Morgan Martins, were apprehended at Dzrakate, a community near Akatsi along the Accra-Aflao highway.
Both suspects have been charged with unlawful possession of human parts/blood, violating Section 69B of the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (Act 29/60).
The arrest took place on Sunday, February 9, around 12:00 p.m. when a police patrol team intercepted a Toyota Corolla, with the registration number GW 2837-19, traveling from Accra to Aflao. Upon conducting a search of the vehicle, officers discovered three plastic containers containing suspected human blood, with the contact number of Winnie Agbofoatsi written on them.
According to a report from the Ghana News Agency (GNA), during interrogation, the driver admitted that he had received the items in Tema and was instructed to deliver them to Agbofoatsi in Agbozume.
Further investigation led to the arrest of Agbofoatsi, who confessed that his task was to deliver the human blood to a fetish priest in Lome, Togo. Agbofoatsi also revealed that this was the second such delivery originating from Tema.
Morgan Martins later turned himself in at the Akatsi Police Station to resolve the matter. He was also arrested and cautioned, admitting his involvement in the crime.
Both Agbofoatsi and Martins have been remanded in custody by the Akatsi District Court and are scheduled to appear in court again on Thursday, February 20. Meanwhile, another individual, whose identity is being withheld, remains at large as investigations continue.
