General News of Sunday, 12 January 2020Source: citinewsroom.comThree Chinese nationals arrested for engaging in illegal miningThe three were arrested on Monday, January 6, 2020 [photo as seen on citinews.com]Three Chinese nationals have been arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal mining at Fahiakobo, a town in the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti Region. The three were arrested on Monday, January 6, 2020, by the Operation Vanguard Ashanti Forward Operating Base (FOB), led by Officer Commanding (OC), Captain AD Kabenla. Nine Chinese arrested for mining illegallyThe Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) in September 2019 arrested nine Chinese men for allegedly engaging in illegal mining operations in Kwakyiekrom in the Ashanti Region. Four Chinese arrested at Prestea Huni ValleySome four (4) Chinese nationals were arrested in November 2019 over the same illegal mining issue. They were arrested by the Western Forward Operation Base (FOB) of the National Anti-Galamsey Task Force at Asumpa, in the Prestea Huni Valley District.

Source: GhanaWeb January 12, 2020 06:56 UTC