Ashanti Forward Operating Base (FOB) of Operation Vanguard Task Force launched by the government to clamp down on illegal miners arrested 3 Chinese and 6 Ghanaian illegal miners at Kobro in Amansie Central District on Friday 04 May 2018.
The team seized the following items, one digital scale machine, five android phones some ammunition. The Team also immobilized 2 changfan machines
The names of the suspected Chinese illegal miners arrested are; Curen Huai, Tam Censen and Nang Haito. The Ghanaian collaborators are; Nobert Ben, Kwesi Atta, Joshua Atta, Solomon Ayambaya, Cosmos Awuni and Yussif Ali.
The suspects and the items seized were handed over to the Jakubu Police Station for further investigations for possible prosecution.
Operation Vanguard Task Force has so far arrested 1, 185 suspected illegal miners who are before the various courts. The Joint Task Force has also seized 106 weapons and 2335 ammunition from illegal miners, seized and immobilized 525 excavators and 1373 water pumping machines, with 5111 changfans immobilized. 74 vehicles and 75 motorbikes have also been seized.
Operation Vanguard called on the general public not to relent on information to the Task Force. The bits of information will aid them in their pursuit to flush out illegal miners to allow government to regularize the mining sector.
Daniel Koranteng Kwagyiri|ahotoronline.com|Ghana
