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19 alleged national security operatives arrested for illegal mining

19 alleged national security operatives arrested for illegal mining

Confirming the arrest to JoyNews, the forestry boss, Kwabena Adu-Bonnah said, they were able to arrest them after the residents outnumbered the armed men.

“Yesterday around 8: 30 pm, an informant from Akanteng informed us about the presence of some people in military outfit entering the galamsey area so we mobilised and around 4 o’clock we went to the community, by then they were coming down so with the help of the community we were able to arrest about nineteen and later eleven,” he stated.

The arrest of these persons brings to 65 the number of persons who claim to be members of the state security embarking on illegal mining in the Eastern region, in a spate of 10 days.

“In a matter of 10 days, we’ve been able to arrest 65 people who are either in military or police outfits claiming to be national security officers.

“Last week we arrested some, this week, we arrested four, 19, and 11 on some galamsey sites in the region. They have all been handed over to the police for further action,” Mr Adu-Bonnah explained

Even though, the police has remained tight-lipped, our sources confirm the suspects have since been transferred to the Eastern regional police headquarters at Koforidua for investigations.

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