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galamseyer

galamseyer  n.— «At one of such invasions a 75 year old woman was arrested merely on suspicion that her son was a suspected illegal small scale miner known in Ghana as (galamseyer).» —“An Assemblyman Speaks about Living in a...

jump-out

jump-out n. a (sudden) arrest made by undercover police using unmarked vehicles; a police officer or detective who makes such an arrest. Also jump-out boys, jump-out gang. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

gate

gate v. to arrest (for the same crime) a prisoner just released under parole; to hold a prisoner beyond the period when parole would ordinarily be permitted. Editorial Note: This term is specific to Canada. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)