The Ghana Police Service has arrested 16 suspects during an anti-illegal mining operation at Essuminya and Apraprama Forest Reserves in the Ashanti Region.
The suspects are Kwesi Frimpong, 52, Samuel Okyere, 44, Jackson Nana Boafo, 32, Saddick Abubakar, 44, Collins Asare, 35, Joshua Ofori, 25, Emmanuel Akwesi 42, Augustine Mensah 38, and Stephen Amoako 25.
The rest are Vincent Ofori, 30, Andrews Oppong 31, Nyaba Atonkoni 31, Stephen Kwabena Owusu 41, George Badji 28, Dorgumu Fredrick 24, and Cheke Chen 35, a foreign national.
The joint operation, conducted on June 19, involved personnel from the National Police Headquarters and the Manso Adubia District, a press release copied to the Ghana News Agency said on Monday.
