By Philip Tengzu
Wa, (UW/R), April 12, GNA – The Upper West Regional Police Command has apprehended seven illegal miners operating on the Black Volta River at Kyeatanga community near Dorimon in the Wa West District.
The suspects, five males and two females, were: Sabugu Razak, Ibrahim Zuberu, Alex Amedzake, ohn Cobblah, Promise Dufe, Angelina Akpese and Rebecca Tumawu.
A statement signed by DCOP Mr Ni Darko Olle Lomotey, the Upper West Regional Police Commander and copied the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Wa at the weekend, said the arrest was effected on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
The statement said ten Changfang machines, two unregistered PNE tricycles, Apsonic tricycle and a motorbike with the registration numbers M-24-NR 6010 and M-23-UW 4413, two unregistered Haojue and Apsonic motorbikes and six student mattresses were retrieved from the site.
“The suspects are currently in Police custody assisting investigations and will be put before the court.
The Regional Police Command reiterates its commitment to cracking down on illegal mining activities in the region,” it indicated.
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