Two self-acclaimed National Security operatives and a sprayer were on Monday apprehended by the Central North Command of the Ghana Police Service for allegedly extorting money from illegal miners at Asamang in the Assin North District of the Central Region.
The suspects are Nana Kwame, also known as "Money Fresh," Daniel Amoako Arthur, alias "Rasta," and one Cobbinah from Assin Bereku.
Law enforcement officers confiscated two pump-action guns from the suspects, who confessed that the weapons were seized from one of the notorious galamsey sites and had since kept them.
According to the Central North Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Abraham Acquaye, said the suspects failed to produce any identification to substantiate their claims of being National Security personnel.
