Police Return GH¢85,000 Cash Found on Techiman-Kumasi Highway to Owner
- Bono East Police officers recovered and returned GH¢85,000 to its owner after finding it abandoned
- The owner of the money was a 53-year-old businessman, Stephen Ofori, from Ashtown in Kumasi
- Stephen Ofori confirmed the cash belonged to him and explained how he lost it commute from Wa
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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.
Officers at a checkpoint discovered the bag on February 14, 2026, at around 4:20 a.m.
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.
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.
This incident comes as several police officers have been promoted for exemplary conduct in the last few months.
In September 2025, the police administration promoted 11 officers for their role in busting a robbery gang behind rural bank robberies.
The bust was considered a breakthrough in the fight against violent crime, and three Chief Inspectors were promoted to Assistant Superintendents of Police.
On January 5, 2026, the Yohuno promoted 30 officers in recognition of their exemplary conduct during critical operations in the Ashanti Region.
In a statement on Facebook, the police service said officers played central roles in two major operations, leading to the interception of 2,600 AK47 bullets being smuggled to northern Ghana.
On January 14, 2026, 17 officers were promoted in recognition of their conduct and work on duty.
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On January 15, this year, 35 police officers were promoted for their role in operations that led to the arrest of suspects linked to the Adabraka daylight gold shop robbery, with two others promoted following an intelligence-led operation by the Tema Regional Police Command, which resulted in the interception of narcotics along the Akosombo-Tema road.
In all, a total of 12,802 police officers have been promoted in the first weeks of 2026.
The promotions, which ranged from Lance Corporals to Chief Inspectors, were part of a backlog of promotions with many dating back to the last 10 years.
Policeman, taxi driver praised for returning missing items
YEN.com.gh reported back in 2021 that a taxi driver and a police officer were lauded after they managed to return missing items to the rightful owner.
The items included a camera, a photo frame, a hard drive with tons of photos, an album, and other important gadgets.
The taxi driver returned the missing items to the Tema Community 1 Police Station after a client left them in his car.
Source: YEN.com.gh
