3 hours Ago By Ghana News
By Gifty Amofa Accra, April 20, GNA – The Ghana Police Service has arrested ten illegal miners, including women, during a special intelligence operation at Tano Nimiri Forest near Samreboi in the Western Region. A press release by the Service, copied to the Ghana News Agency, stated that the operation was carried out on April 18, 2025. Eleven excavators and one bulldozer discovered at the site were impounded, with efforts underway to move them into safe custody.
In a related operation on April 17, 2025, the Police arrested 29 suspects, including 21 Ghanaians and eight Chinese, in the Subri forest and along the Tano River. The operation also led to the impoundment of six excavators, four motorbikes, two Toyota Hilux vehicles, and a Rav4 vehicle. Additional exhibits included four pump-action guns, a single-barrel gun, 54 live BB cartridges, and eight pumping machines.
“All the suspects are in custody and would be taken through the due process of the law,” the release added. GNA KAS.
