General News of Sunday, 24 November 2019Source: citinewsroom.comFour Chinese nationals arrested for engaging in galamsey at Prestea Huni ValleyThe four Chinese nationalsSome four (4) Chinese nationals have been arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal small scale mining popularly known as ‘Gamalsey.’They were arrested last Friday by the Western Forward Operation Base (FOB) of the National Anti-Galamsey Task Force at Asumpa, in the Prestea Huni Valley District. They are currently being detained at the Aboso Police Station, waiting to be transferred to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), in Accra for further investigation. Prosecute foreign nationals who engage in ‘galamsey’ – Ken AshigbeyThe convener for the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Ken Ashigbey had earlier called on the government to prosecute foreign nationals nabbed for engaging in galamsey instead of deporting them. His demand comes on the back of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s declaration that the deportation of ‘galamsey’ queen, Aisha Huang was a mistake. “Comparatively, if you look at it today as compared to 2017 and 2018, you would see that illegal mining has reasonably come down.

Source: GhanaWeb November 24, 2019 10:07 UTC