{"id":231766,"date":"2024-10-13T21:52:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T21:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/13\/20-illegal-miners-arrested-at-new-abirem-equipment-seized\/"},"modified":"2024-10-13T21:52:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T21:52:23","slug":"20-illegal-miners-arrested-at-new-abirem-equipment-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/13\/20-illegal-miners-arrested-at-new-abirem-equipment-seized\/","title":{"rendered":"20 illegal miners arrested at New Abirem, equipment seized"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><p>Birem North DCE Raymond Nana Damptey trying to prevent task force from stopping illegal miners from bringing that equipment to the site<\/p><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An anti-galamsey task force made up of the Kotoku Environmental taskforce has arrested 20 suspected illegal miners at New Abirem in the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eighteen Ghanaians and two Chinese illegal miners were arrested in the Birim North District for engaging in illegal mining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The miners were arrested at mining sites in Abirem Roman Missionary House Down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Video-2024-10-13-at-20.32.56.mp4\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kotoku Environmental Task Force retrieved 2 excavators, Mining equipment, and 2 pumping machines in a special operation on Saturday, October 12, 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an amateur video, the Birem North DCE Raymond Nana Damptey is seen trying to prevent the task force from stopping those illegal miners from bringing that equipment to the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspects are currently in police custody.<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div><div style=\"clear: both; overflow:hidden;margin:20px auto; width:100%; min-height:280px;\">\n                                                 \n                        <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p> \n                        \n                        \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birem North DCE Raymond Nana Damptey trying to prevent task force from stopping illegal miners from bringing that equipment to the site An anti-galamsey task force made up of the Kotoku Environmental taskforce has arrested 20 suspected illegal miners at New Abirem in the Eastern Region. 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