General News of Saturday, 1 June 2019Source: GNAOperation Vanguard arrests 31 suspected illegal minersThe 31 people arrested by Vanguard's Forward Operating BaseAn operation conducted from Vanguard's Forward Operating Base (FOB) in the Eastern Region, have arrested 31 suspected illegal miners. The statement said the foreigners would subsequently be handed over to the Ghana Immigration Service. The statement said three other locals suspected of illegal mining were also apprehended around Buabinso/Kyekyewere in the Upper Denkyira East District and have been handed over to Kyekyewere Police for further action. The statement said an excavator that was seized by personnel from the Forward Operating Base in the Western Region have also been handed over to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining. Other similar operations have resulted in the immobilization of a total of 94 “Changfans" used by the illegal miners, the statement added.

Source: GhanaWeb June 01, 2019 05:26 UTC