The Swedru Divisional Police Command on Saturday arrested four suspected criminals based on intelligence gathering in the Central Region.

The suspects are Saddick Abubakar, Gordon Kunya, Isaac Addea, and Dauda Fatau.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Irene Serwaah Oppong, Regional Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Cape Coast.

She said a report on Saturday, October 17, at around 22:15 hours indicated that some heavily built men whose movement looked suspicious were lodging in a Hotel at Swedru.

The Police team proceeded to the hotel and met the suspects lodging in rooms eight and nine and the police proceeded to the said hotel and searched their rooms and retrieved a knife and a Cutlass in room eight being occupied Isaac Addea and Fatau Dauda .

According to DSP Oppong , the team also searched room nine occupied by Gordon Kunya and Saddick Abubakar and found a lighter and two packets of Razzle, as well as two bank opened-Cheque in the sum of GHC 5000.00 each, were also found on Dauda and Gordon.

Meanwhile, the suspects have been detained and the exhibits retained for investigation and further action, DSP Oppong said.