The Ghana Police Service says it has conducted a series of anti-galamsey operations in various communities affected by illegal mining activities since the fight against the canker started in March, this year.
According to the Service, in a special anti-galamsey operations conducted at Samreboi, along the Tano River, Wassa Dunkwa, Tigarikrom and surrounding communities – all in the Western Region, it arrested fifty-eight (58) suspects comprising fifty (50) Ghanaians and eight Chinese in connection with illegal mining activities and retrieved eighty five (85) excavators and three (3) bulldozers.
Similar anti-galamsey operations have been carried out by various Regional Police Commands across the regions as follows;
The Western Regional Police Command has arrested 19 suspects and retrieved three (3) escavators and three (3) pump action guns among other exhibits.
The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested seven (7) Ghanaian suspects and retrieved eleven (11) changfangs and three (3) motorbikes among other exhibits.
The Eastern South Regional Police Command Region has also arrested twenty-four (24) suspects including one (1) Burkinabe and retrieved five (5) excavators, three (3) single barrel guns and one (1) pump action gun among other exhibits.
The Western Central Regional Police Command has similarly arrested eighty- five (85) suspects comprising seventy six (76) Ghanaians and nine (9) Chinese and also retrieved eleven (11) excavators and other exhibits.
The Eastern North Regional Police Command also arrested fifteen (15) suspects including one (1) Chinese and retrieved four (4) excavator control boards, nine (9) monitors and one (1) pistol among other exhibits.
In all, a total of 208 suspects have been arrested and 99 excavators, 3 bulldozers, 4 pump-action guns, 3 single-barrel guns, 1 pistol, 11 changfangs together with several other exhibits including vehicles, motorbikes, tricycles, generators, gold detectors and pumping machines have been received by the Police.
All the suspects are being taken through the due processes of the law. The Ghana Police Service assures the public of its commitment to fighting illegal mining and preserving the country’s natural resources.
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