Three Chinese, Ghanaian arrested over alleged galamsey on River Pra

Shama/Western Region, Ghana - 19 Feb, 2025 - Three Chinese nationals and their Ghanaian counterpart have been arrested by National Security operatives along the Pra River near Supom-Dunkwa in the Shama District of the Western Region for suspected illegal mining activities.

The suspects, whose names have been withheld, were allegedly operating under the pretext of sand winning and have been handed over to the Western Regional Police Command in Sekondi.

A National Security operative, Hashem Tankonu, who led the operation, stated that illegal miners have adopted sand winning as a cover for engaging in galamsey.

“Behind the house at the corner, there is a galamsey set up there that you see that they are doing galamsey but if you are not smart, you will be fooled by that facade of sand winning.

“But then in actual terms, they are doing the sand winning and they are doing the galamsey alongside the sand winning and you will not suspect it.”

Source: CitiNewsroom