Police arrests suspects, seize equipment in anti-galamsey operation

The Ghana Police Service’s Special Anti-Galamsey Task Force has arrested three individuals and seized mining equipment in a crackdown on illegal mining activities in the Central Region.

The coordinated operations took place last Friday at Nikanika and Adeade, according to a press release copied to the Ghana News Agency.

At the Nikanika site, no operators were found; however, the task force retrieved a single-barrel shotgun loaded with a cartridge and three water pumping machines.

“In a related development, the task force extended its operation to Adeade, where three suspects; Prosper Quansah, Chrispin Nartey and Owusu Gambra, were arrested with an excavator on a lowbed trailer,” the statement noted.

“One SANY excavator, four unregistered Haojin motorbikes and one lowbed vehicle with registration number GN 2136-24 were seized from the scene,” it added.

The suspects remain in police custody assisting with investigations, and all recovered items are being held as evidence.