Police return GHC85,000 cash found on highway to owner
The Bono East Regional Police Command has returned a bag containing GHC 85,000 to its owner after it was found abandoned on the Techiman-Kumasi Highway.
Officers at the Police Snap Check Point discovered the bag on February 14, 2026 at around 4:20 a.m.. The bag, which appeared to have fallen from a moving vehicle, had the name “Ofori” and a phone number written on it, a police statment said.
Led by Inspector George Appiah, the officers retrieved the bag and handed it over to the regional command for verification.
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, GHC 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.
The Bono East Regional Police Command commended the officers for their diligence and thanked members of the public who brought the bag to their attention.
