General News of Tuesday, 19 March 2019Source: citinewsroom.com59 foreign nationals, 9 Ghanaian illegal miners arrestedThe fight against illegal mining is a war that has not been completedThe Western Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service has arrested some 68 illegal miners in the region. The illegal miners were arrested on Tuesday dawn by the Immigration Service personnel during a joint operation with the Mpohor District Security Council. She added that the 68 illegal miners are between the ages of 20 and 39 adding that they are in the custody of the Ghana Immigration Service. “The fight against illegal mining is a war that has not been completed. Anas and his team exposed among other things the deep-rooted corruption hampering government’s fight against illegal mining in the country.

Source: GhanaWeb March 19, 2019 15:45 UTC