A team of eight officials from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and Blue Water Guards have arrested ten Ghanaians and one Togolese involved in illegal mining activities at the Omanpe Abochia Forest, at Enchi, in the Aowin Municipality.
The exercise, sanctioned by Mr Stephen Morcher, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Aowin and led by Mr Armoo Desmond, from the Blue Water Guards and Mr Isaac Mfodwo, Deputy Superintendent of Immigration.
The team arrested the suspects – Amadu Kojo, 27 years; Akwesi Larry, 25 years; Abdulai, 25 years; Larry Kwaku, 18 years; Ibrahim Issah, 18 years; Joseph Kalafei, 20 years (Togolese) and Teye Daniel, 16 years.
The rest were Salifu Jacob, 23 years; Sule, 20 years, Jacob Epun,17 years and Abdulai Combat, 40 years.
The suspects were then escorted to Enchi and handed over to the District Command of the Ghana Police Service for further investigations and necessary actions.
The MCE said the operation was successfully carried out without any incident.
By P.K. Yankey
GNA
