The crackdown on illegal mining continues and the latest arrest made by the Ghana Police Service involves three Chinese and six Ghanaian miners in the Western Region.
The Police, in the wee hours of Friday, September 9, 2022 arrested nine more suspects, retrieved three excavators and three pump action guns in another anti-galamsey operation in the Western Region.
The Police, in the wee hours of 9th September, 2022 arrested nine more suspects and retrieved three excavators and three pump action guns in another anti-galamsey operation in the Western Region.
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— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) September 9, 2022
Earlier, the Ghana Police Service arrested five Chinese nationals in connection with the missing excavators in Ellembelle.
A Twitter post by the Police Service said the five were arrested in a special operation on Wednesday night and Thursday dawn.
