In an apparent act of "street" justice, a man was beaten to death after allegedly stole cocaine from a notorious hood drug dealer.

The victim who was reportedly in his mid 40s was simply identified as “Thunder”.

According to reports, he was lynched to death on the orders of a well-known drug trafficker, Odoyewu, at Manso-Tontokrom in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti region.

The deceased was alleged to have stolen some “cocaine” belonging to the suspect, residents say.

The suspect is currently in the custody of the police as investigations continue while the body of the deceased has been deposited at the St. Martins Hospital at Agroyesum pending autopsy.