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BONO REGIONAL POLICE RECOVER FIVE ASSAULT RIFLES AFTER SHOOTOUT; ONE SUSPECT KILLED. The Bono Regional Police Command has today 17th February  2026 has achieved a major breakthrough in its sustained fight against armed robbery and organized criminal activities in the Region. The Regional Police Command has recovered five assorted firearms following an intelligence-led operation against notorious robbery gangs operating within the Region. On 11th February 2026, Police intelligence indicated that a gang had planned an attack on traders travelling along Dormaa-Gonokrom highway.  Surveillance teams were immediately deployed to foil the intended robbery.  In the early hours of 12th February 2026, officers advancing near a parked motorbike came under gunfire from nearby bushes.  Police returned fire, and a search at daybreak found one male suspect dead, with an AK47 rifle beside him.  A further search led to the recovery of a sack containing additional weapons and amm...