The Wenchi Traditional Council in the Bono Region has arrested five suspected illegal miners, including a Chinese national, in the Wenchi Municipality.
A taskforce set up by Osagyefo Ampem Anye Amoampong Tabrako III, the President of the Council, made the arrests around 5:00 PM on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at an illegal mining site in Atuna, a farming community in the area.
The taskforce also seized four excavators, two washing machines, and private Ford vehicles, and has since handed the suspects and the equipment to the Wenchi Divisional Police Command.
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