{
  "id": 10498199,
  "title": "Central East Police arrest man over alleged theft of 50 pigs, two others with suspected cannabis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/central-east-police-arrest-man-over-alleged-theft-of-50-pigs-two",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T17:52:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/central-east-police-arrest-man-over-alleged-theft-of-50-pigs-two-others-with-suspected-cannabis/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 20, the Central East Regional Police Command apprehended a 35-year-old man named Evans Pinkra, also known as Kwame Agyei, for allegedly stealing and selling 50 live pigs from a piggery farm in Amuzukope, Awutu Senya East Municipality, Central Region. Pinkra, who worked as a caretaker at the farm, allegedly sold the pigs to various pork joints and buyers in the area. The Central East Regional Police Commander, DCOP Francis Nchor, informed a press conference that Pinkra was arrested and subsequently convicted at the Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court, receiving a five-month imprisonment sentence.\n\nAdditionally, the Central East Regional Police Command made two more arrests in connection with suspected cannabis possession. Suspects Asandoo Asakra and Beatrice Amegashie were apprehended after police intercepted a Voxy minibus during a routine check at Kasoa High Tension around 2:30 a.m. During the search, officers discovered six parcels of suspected cannabis hidden within the vehicle. Both suspects have been taken into police custody for further investigation.",
  "summary": "The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly stealing and selling 50 live pigs from a piggery farm at Amuzukope in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region. The suspect, Evans Pinkra, popularly known as Kwame Agyei, is said to have worked as a caretaker at the farm […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Evans Pinkra, 35, arrested for stealing 50 pigs from Amuzukope farm",
    "Pinkra convicted at Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court, sentenced to 5 months",
    "Two suspects, Asandoo Asakra and Beatrice Amegashie, arrested for suspected cannabis"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Suspected phone thief swallows five SIM cards during arrest – Police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/suspected-phone-thief-swallows-five-sim-cards-during-arrest-police",
        "published": "2026-09-28T20:03:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}