Accra: 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 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. One SANY excavator, four unregistered Haojin motorbikes, and one lowbed vehicle with registration number GN 2136-24 were seized from the scene.
The suspects remain in police custody assisting with investigations, and all recovered items are being held as evidence.
