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General News of Saturday, April 27, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-04-27
Some illegal miners arrested by Vanguard operation
The arrest of 8 Chinese minors allegedly illegal over the past three weeks has brought to 33 the total number of arrests involving Chinese nationals.
The Vanguard operation, of the illegal anti-exploitation task force, revealed that a further 72 illegal foreign minors were also arrested this year, 2019.
"Several patrols have been conducted in various targeted areas in our forward operating bases in order to deter these illegal miners," the task force said in a statement.
"The operations carried out during these three weeks have so far resulted in the arrest of eight suspected illegal Chinese minors from various locations. This brings to 33 the total number of illegal Chinese minors presumed arrested since January this year. In addition, 72 other illegal foreign minors were arrested this year. "
In the last three weeks, the working group also immobilized or destroyed 256 Changfan machines.
Three locally manufactured firearms and a motorcycle were also confiscated during this three-week period.
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, said earlier this week that 194 foreign nationals have been expelled for illegal mining activities.
He insisted that the government was winning the battle against illegal mining despite recent concerns that the effects of illegal mining could worsen after the gains. initial.
Asomah-Cheremeh said that the forces of order "have been effective in limiting the capacity of the Royal Pillars to continue their operations".
The influence of Chinese nationals also remains a constant concern as they continue to figure prominently in the arrests made despite the intense campaign conducted over the past two years to end illegal mining. .
The arrest of Chinese nationals and their influence in Ghana has not been aided by Prime Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo, who during a public meeting in the United States sparked controversy over the deportation of the country. Chinese national Aisha Huang.
He added that Aisha Huang had not been prosecuted in full because of the benefits of the Sinohydro agreement.
This led to criticism and even calls for the minister's resignation after he justified the stay.
The Chinese government badured that it was ready to collaborate with the Government of Ghana in the fight against illegal small-scale mining.
Shi Ting Wang, the Chinese ambbadador stressed the local complicity in the involvement of China and called for better cooperation between the two countries in the fight.
"It is the local people who help these Chinese nationals to engage in illegal mining activities, but without the support of local people, ordinary Chinese people can not engage in illegal activities," he said at the time. 39, a series of lectures organized by the Confucius Institute of the University of Cape Coast last week.
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