The Ghana Police Service has arrested 64 suspects in an operation targeting suspected criminal activities at a lounge near Achimota Mile 7 in the Greater Accra Region.

The operation was conducted by the Office of the Special Operations Assistant to the Inspector-General of Police (SOA), in collaboration with the National SWAT.

The operation followed complaints from residents about suspected criminal activities at the lounge and its surrounding areas, including the alleged open display and possible trading of firearms.

During the operation, police identified a blue, unregistered Acura vehicle with a pistol holster inside.

The vehicle was impounded and taken to the Police Headquarters for further investigations after no one at the scene claimed ownership of the holster.

One of the suspects, Theophilus Ashon, allegedly presented himself as a police officer attached to the CID Operations.

However, checks by the police established that he was not a serving police officer.

A search of Ashon reportedly led to the recovery of a Smith & Wesson pistol loaded with six rounds of 9mm ammunition.

Further investigations led police to Atico, where another suspect, Michael Emmanuel Kingsley Mills, was arrested.

A search of his residence resulted in the recovery of three pump-action guns, four pistols, 62 AA and BB cartridges, and 54 rounds of .40-calibre ammunition, among other exhibits.

The 64 suspects are currently in police custody assisting with investigations.

The police say the suspects will be put before the court as investigations continue.