General News of Saturday, 14 December 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-12-14
Galamsey site
The Ahafo Regional Police Command has arrested 62 suspected illegal miners at Kenyasi in the Asutifi North District.
The miners include 2 women and 60 men. The Regional Police Commander, DCOP Kwaku Buodu Peprah, who led the operation in a Citi News interview said the arrest follows a series of complaints from Newmont Ahafo Mines.
“The operation is about galamsey activities at Newmont, so following complaints from Newmont administration, we visited the place yesterday and we saw things for ourselves, so we decided to embark on an operation today [Saturday], so around 4:00am, we moved to the galamsey site and we were able to arrest about 62 people including two women.”
