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The Wenchi Traditional Council in the Bono Region has arrested five suspected illegal miners, including a Chinese national in the Wenchi Municipality.
The task force, set up by Osagyefo Ampem Anye Amoampong Tabrako III, the President of the Council made the arrest around 1700 hours on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at an illegal mining site at Atuna, a farming community in the area.
The task force also seized four excavators, two washing machines, and private Ford vehicles and had since handed the suspects and the machines to the Wenchi Divisional Police command.
Mr Reindorf Oware, the Special aid to Osagyefo Tabrako III, also the Paramount Chief of the Wenchi Traditional Area confirmed the arrest in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Wenchi.
He called on the police to be expeditious in their investigations and prosecute the suspects, saying “We also expect the police to ensure that the suspects reclaim the degraded land at the illegal mining site too,” he stated.
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