A Sekondi magistrate court will today hear a case involving five Chinese illegal miners who were arrested last Friday. They were arrested for engaging in illegal mining activities in River Ankobra, one of the main water sources in the Western Region. The court remanded them into prison custody following their arrest pending the hearing of … Read more
An operation by the Western Regional Police Command to flush out miscreants engaged in illegal mining (galamsey) in river bodies has led to the arrest of five Chinese nationals who were reportedly mining gold in River Ankobra. The Chinese were reportedly spotted mining in the river in two communities – Bamiankor and Duwale – in … Read more
Five Chinese men alongside Four Ghanaians have been arrested by the Ghana Police in the Western region for illegal mining. The men were reportedly mining for gold on the Ankobra River which is situated at Bamianko Dawule in the Nzema East Municipality. The area which is a major source of fish for neighbouring communities has long … Read more
Police in the Western Region have arrested five Chinese nationals together with four Ghanaians for illegally mining for gold in River Ankobra at Bamianko Dawule in the Nzema East Municipality. The swoop, which was carried out by a joint security team from the regional CID and the Rapid Deployment Force under the supervision of the … Read more