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\u00a0One of the seized excavators and the Chinese<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 32 suspected illegal miners were rounded up from\nvarious illegal gold mining sites by the joint security taskforce, Operation\nVanguard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The arrests, a"},"modified":"2019-08-27T14:40:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T14:40:00","slug":"32-galamsey-operators-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/27\/32-galamsey-operators-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"32 Galamsey Operators Arrested –"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0One of the seized excavators and the Chinese<\/strong><\/p>\n

About 32 suspected illegal miners were rounded up from
\nvarious illegal gold mining sites by the joint security taskforce, Operation
\nVanguard.<\/p>\n

The arrests, according to Operation Vanguard, followed
\nseveral operations it conducted in the Western, Central, Eastern and Ashanti regions
\nand has since handed over the suspects to the police for further actions.<\/p>\n

In the Western Region, patrols in the Wassa Akropong and
\nNzema East Districts resulted in the arrests of nine locals suspected of mining
\nillegally at Gyapa and Avrebo.<\/p>\n

An excavator, 20 water pumping machines, 12 Changfans and two power plants were seized.<\/p>\n

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Two Chinese nationals and a local were also arrested on
\nsuspicion of mining illegally at Ayanfuri in the Central region and Manso
\nAtuntuma in Adansi South area of the Ashanti Region respectively.<\/p>\n

The suspects were handed over to various District police
\nstations for further action. Additionally, a total of 108 Changfan machines
\nwere immobilized over the same period.<\/p>\n

At about 2am on Sunday, August 25, 2019, Operation Vanguard
\npersonnel in the Eastern Region conducted an operation at the general area of
\nthe Kibi Zongo Township which resulted in the arrest of some 20 suspected
\nillegal miners.<\/p>\n

Fifteen of the suspects were Nigerians, one from Guinea
\nBissau and four locals. They were subsequently handed over to the New Abirim
\ndistrict police for further action.<\/p>\n

According to personnel of the Operation Vanguard, the illegal
\nminers were still receiving assistance from some locals in their operations.<\/p>\n

The taskforce has resolved to continue to sensitize the public against offering assistance to galamseyers, in light of the amendment to the Mining Acts stipulating stiffer punishments for those who aid and abet them.<\/p>\n

From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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