A middle-aged man popularly known as “Thunder” has been beaten to death by a well-known drug trafficker, Odoyewu, at Manso-Tontokrom in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti region, MyNewsGh.com reports.

The deceased was alleged to have stolen some “cocaine” belonging to the suspect, residents say.

The suspect is currently in the custody of the police as investigations continue while the body of the deceased has been deposited at the St. Martins Hospital at Agroyesum pending autopsy.