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Police Return GH¢85,000 Cash Found On Techiman-Kumasi Highway To Owner

Published 17 Feb 2026 at 2:52 PM

by Delali Adogla-Bessa

1 min read

The Bono East Regional Police Command has returned a bag containing GH¢85,000 to its owner after it was found abandoned on the Techiman-Kumasi Highway.

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Officers at a checkpoint discovered the bag on February 14, 2026, at around 4:20 a.m.

Police Return GH¢85,000 Cash Found On Techiman-Kumasi Highway To Owner — Police in the Bono East Region return lost GH¢85,000 to its owner after it was found abandoned on the Techiman-Kumasi Highway. Credit: Ghana Police Service
Source: Facebook

The bag, which appeared to have fallen from a moving vehicle, had the name “Ofori” and a phone number written on it

3News reported that the officers retrieved the bag and handed it over to the regional command for verification.

Police shared a statement on the incident on Facebook.

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Police contacted the number on the bag and reached 53-year-old businessman Stephen Ofori from Ashtown, Kumasi, who confirmed it was his.

Ofori explained the money, GH¢85,000, was being transported from GCB Bank, Wa, to Kumasi via a commercial vehicle.

The amount was verified in Ofori’s presence, and the full sum was returned to him.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

Authors:

Delali Adogla-Bessa (Head of Current Affairs and Politics Desk) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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