General News of Saturday, 8 February 2020Source: GNACID intensifies probe over missing excavatorsHorace Ekow Ewusi is one of the suspects arrested on MondayThe Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has intensified its investigations into the six persons who were arrested over missing illegal (galemsey) mining excavators. She recounted that on Monday, February 3, the Police arrested: Horace Ekow Ewusi, Frederick Ewusi, Joel Asamoah, Adnan Haruna, Frank Gyan and John Arhin. Ms Obeng said, Ekow Ewusi Frederick and Asamoah had been cautioned on the offence of stealing whereas Haruna, Gyan and Arhin had been cautioned on abetment of crime. The missing excavators were under the care of Ekow Ewusi and their arrest was upon the instructions of Professor Frimpong Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology. A letter by the Minister said Ekow Ewusi was contracted to relocate some seized excavators, among other equipment by the Operation Vanguard Team for safe keeping.

Source: GhanaWeb February 08, 2020 01:07 UTC